RFP DCS 01-18

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Evaluation of
the Self-Directed Labor Exchange Services

[ X ] Request for
Proposal, [ ] Invitation for Bid.

Proposals/Bids must be received by the Government no later than the local time on the Due Date
stated in the table below. Potential offerors/bidders are asked to complete and submit a
proposal/bid intent form.

See Section L (Section C if SF 1449 is used) for proposal/bid instructions.

ALL AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH GOVERNMENT HOMEPAGE AT WWW.DOLETA.GOV.

IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THIS SITE PERIODICALLY FOR OFFICIAL UPDATES/AMENDMENTS
TO THE SOLICITATION.

Solicitation Number RFP-DCS-01-18
Issue Date: March 7, 2001

Due Date: April 20, 2001

Time: 2:00 PM

Program Office: OWS

Contracting Officer: Keith A. Bond

Contract
Point:
Phone:
Fax:
E-Mail: Harry B.
Ladson Jr.
(202) 693-3317
(202) 693-3846
hladson@doleta.gov

Set Aside:

PERTINENT TECHNICAL SECTIONS OF SOLICITATION

Offerors are encouraged to read the entire Solicitation by scrolling downward. The Solicitation
includes all pertinent technical sections imbedded in the document as well
as the terms, conditions and instructions required for submitting a proposal. For your convenience,
the pertinent technical sections of the Solicitation have also been
linked directly below in (WordProcessing format and Adobe PDF format):

Statement of Work
Sections B, C, F, L and M

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SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD
1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER
UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)
RATING

N/A

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75

2. CONTRACT NUMBER

3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

RFP-DCS-01-18
4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

5. DATE ISSUED

March 7, 2001
6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

01/246-HBL

7. ISSUED BY
CODE

U.S. Department of Labor, ETA/OGCM

Division of Contract Services

200 Constitution Avenue, NW

Room S-4203

Washington DC 20210
8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations
"offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".
SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and
4 copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified
in Item 6, or if hand carried, in the depository located in
Item 7 until
2:00 PM (Hour) local time
April 20, 2001 (Date) .
CAUTION - LATE Submissions, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No.
52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All Offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR INFORMATION CALL:
A. NAME

Harry B. Ladson Jr.
B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS)
C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

hladson@doleta.gov

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11. TABLE OF CONTENTS
See Attached Table of Contents

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART I - THE SCHEDULE
PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES
A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM
I CONTRACT CLAUSES
B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS
PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.
C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT
J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
D PACKAGING AND MARKING PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE
K REPRESENTATIONS,
CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS
F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA
L INSTR., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS
H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR
AWARD
OFFER (Must be fully completed by
offeror)
NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation
includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within
120 calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for
receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item,
delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT
(See Section I, Clause no. 52.232-8)
10 CALENDAR DAYS (%)
20 CALENDAR DAYS (%)
30 CALENDAR DAYS (%)
CALENDAR DAYS (%)

14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS
(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments
to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated: AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

15A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF
OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER
(Type or print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE
17. SIGNATURE
18. OFFER DATE

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AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED

20. AMOUNT

21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

10 U.S.C. 2304(a) (
)

41 U.S.C. 252(c) (
)
23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN
(4 copies unless otherwise specified)
ITEM

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE

U.S. Department of Labor, ETA

Office of Workforce Security

200 Constitution Avenue, NW

Room S-4231

Washington DC 20210
25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

U.S. Department of Labor, ETA/OC

Division of Accounting

200 Constitution Avenue, NW

Room N-4702

Washington DC 20210

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

KEITH A. BOND

Contracting Officer
27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)
28. AWARD DATE

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on
Standard Form 26, or by other authorized written notice.

STANDARD FORM 33 (REV. 9-97)
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SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK . . . . . . . . C-1
C.1 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
C.2 Background Workforce Investment Act (WIA) . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
C.3 SCOPE OF WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
[For this Solicitation, there are NO clauses in this Section] . . . . D-1

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . . . E-1
52.246-9 INSPECTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SHORT FORM) APR 1984. . E-1

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . . . F-1
52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER ALTERNATE I (APR 1984) AUG 1989. . F-1

F.2 Period of Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
F.3 Level of Effort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
F.4 Deliverables/Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1
G.1 IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE
(GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE). . . . . . G-1

G.2 INVOICE REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1
G.3 METHOD OF PAYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-3

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-1
H.1 BUDGET LINE ITEM FLEXIBILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-1
H.2 FRINGE BENEFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-1
H.3 VACATIONS, SICK-LEAVE HOLIDAYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-1
H.4 TRAVEL AND PER DIEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-2
H.5 USE OF AND PAYMENT TO CONSULTANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
H.6 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
H.7 ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3
H.8 PRINTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-4
H.9 KEY PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-4
H.10 CONTRACT NUMBER IDENTIFICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-5
H.11 SUBMISSION OF CORRESPONDENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-5
H.12 OTHER CONTRACTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-5
H.13 LAWS APPLICABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-5
H.14 DISPOSITION OF MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-5
H.15 NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. . . . . . H-6
H.16 FEDERAL REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-6
H.17 DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . H-6
H.18 ELIMINATION OF SEXIST LANGUAGE AND ART WORK . . . . . . . . . . H-7
H.19 HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION ORDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-8
H.20 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS (FAR-Subpart 28.3) . . . . . . . . . . . H-8
H.21 DATA COLLECTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR . . . . . . . . . . H-9
H.22 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-9
H.23 RESTRICTION ON USE OF DOL FUNDS FOR LOBBYING. . . . . . . . . . H-9
H.24 PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-10
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H.25 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT - SERVICE (FAR 17.208(g)). . . . . . H-10

H.26 INDIRECT COSTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-11

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1
I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . . . I-1
52.202-1 DEFINITIONS OCT 1995. . I-1
52.203-3 GRATUITIES APR 1984. . I-1
52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES APR 1984. . I-1
52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT JUL 1995. . I-1

52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES JUL 1995. . I-1
52.203-8 CANCELLATION, RESCISSION, AND RECOVERY OF FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITY JAN 1997. . I-1

52.203-10 PRICE OR FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR ILLEGAL OR
IMPROPER ACTIVITY JAN 1997. . I-1

52.203-12 LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS
JUN 1997. . I-1

52.204-4 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED ON RECYCLED PAPER AUG 2000. . I-1

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH
CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT JUL 1995. . I-1

52.215-2 AUDIT AND RECORDS--NEGOTIATION JUN 1999. . I-1
52.215-8 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE--UNIFORM CONTRACT FORMAT OCT 1997. . I-1

52.216-7 ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT MAR 2000. . I-1
52.216-8 FIXED-FEE MAR 1997. . I-1
52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE JUL 1996. . I-1
52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OCT 2000. . I-1
52.222-1 NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES FEB 1997. . I-1

52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR AUG 1996. . I-1
52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES FEB 1999. . I-1
52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FEB 1999. . I-2
52.222-35 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE
VIETNAM ERA APR 1998. . I-2

52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES JUN 1998. . I-2

52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE
VIETNAM ERA JAN 1999. . I-2

52.223-6 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE JAN 1997. . I-2
52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES JUL 2000. . I-2

52.227-1 AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT ALTERNATE I (APR 1984) JUL 1995. . I-2

52.227-2 NOTICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING PATENT AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
AUG 1996. . I-2

52.227-11 PATENT RIGHTS -- RETENTION BY THE CONTRACTOR (SHORT FORM)
JUN 1997. . I-2

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52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA--GENERAL JUN 1987. . I-2
52.228-7 INSURANCE--LIABILITY TO THIRD PERSONS MAR 1996. . I-2
52.232-17 INTEREST JUN 1996. . I-2
52.232-20 LIMITATION OF COST APR 1984. . I-2
52.232-23 ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS JAN 1986. . I-2
52.233-1 DISPUTES ALTERNATE I (DEC 1991) DEC 1998. . I-2

52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD ALTERNATE I (JUN 1985) AUG 1996. . I-2

52.242-1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISALLOW COSTS APR 1984. . I-2
52.242-3 PENALTIES FOR UNALLOWABLE COSTS OCT 1995. . I-2
52.242-4 CERTIFICATION OF FINAL INDIRECT COSTS JAN 1997. . I-2
52.242-13 BANKRUPTCY JUL 1995. . I-2
52.243-2 CHANGES--COST REIMBURSEMENT ALTERNATE V (APR 1984) AUG 1987. . I-2

52.244-2 SUBCONTRACTS ALTERNATE II (AUG 1998) AUG 1998. . I-2

52.244-5 COMPETITION IN SUBCONTRACTING DEC 1996. . I-2
52.245-5 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (COST-REIMBURSEMENT, TIME AND MATERIALS, OR
LABOR HOUR CONTRACTS) JAN 1986. . I-2

52.246-23 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FEB 1997. . I-2
52.246-25 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY--SERVICES FEB 1997. . I-2
52.249-6 TERMINATION (COST-REIMBURSEMENT) SEP 1996. . I-2
52.249-14 EXCUSABLE DELAYS APR 1984. . I-2
52.253-1 COMPUTER GENERATED FORMS JAN 1991. . I-2
I.2 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999) . . . . . . . . I-2
I.3 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000). . . . . . I-3

I.4 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (DEC 1996) . . . . . . I-3
I.5 52.227-23 RIGHTS TO PROPOSAL DATA (TECHNICAL) (JUN 1987). . . I-3
I.6 52.232-25 PROMPT PAYMENT (JUN 1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-3
I.7 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER--CENTRAL CONTRACTOR
REGISTRATION (MAY 1999) . . . I-8

I.8 52.243-7 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES (APR 1984) . . . . . . . . . I-10
I.9 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) . . . . I-12

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS . . . . . . J-1

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-1

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-1

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS
. . . . . . . . . . . . K-1

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . . . . . . K-1

52.203-11 CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN
FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS APR 1991. . K-1

K.2 52.204-3 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (OCT 1998) . . . . . . . . . K-1
K.3 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION PROPOSED DEBARMENT,
AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (MAR 1996),. . . . K-3

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K.4 52.215-6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (OCT 1997) . . . . . . . . . . . K-4
K.5 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (OCT 2000). . . . . . . . K-4

K.6 52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (FEB 1999). . . . . . K-6

K.7 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984). . . . . . K-7
K.8 52.227-15 STATEMENT OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND RESTRICTED COMPUTER
SOFTWARE (MAY 1999) . . . . . . . . K-7

K.9 SIGNATURE BLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-9

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS. . . . . . L-1
L.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE . . . . . . L-1

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION FEB 2000. . L-1

L.2 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (FEB 2000) . . . . . . . . L-1

L.3 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984). . . . . . . . . . . . . L-5
L.4 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (AUG 1996). . . . . . . . . . . . L-5
L.5 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) . . . . . . . L-6

L.6 PAST PERFORMANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-6
L.7 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-7
L.8 LETTERS OF COMMITMENT - KEY PERSONNEL, (OCT 2000) . . . . . . . L-11
L.9 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-11
L.10 CONFIRMATION OF PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL (OCT 2000) . . . . . . . L-12
L.11 REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION (RFC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-12

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M-1
52.217-3 EVALUATION EXCLUSIVE OF OPTIONS APR 1984. . M-1
M.1 BASIS FOR AWARD (BEST VALUE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M-1
M.2 CRITERIA FOR AWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M-2
M.3 DETERMINING OVERALL BEST VALUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M-5
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RFP-DCS-01-18 Section B

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF-DIRECTED
LABOR EXCHANGE SERVICES

The United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting proposals to initiate the first phase
of a comprehensive, multi-year effort to develop and implement a
methodology to identify effective applications, and evaluate the
impact and cost-effectiveness of self-directed labor exchange
services.

Solicitation No. is RFP-DCS-01-18.

This solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

The period of performance will be twelve (12) months from the date
of execution plus three 1- year options at the discretion of the
government.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code has
been determined to be 541611, with a $5 million size standard.

A cost reimbursement plus fixed fee type of contract is contemplated
being awarded under this solicitation.

THE RECEIPT OF PROPOSAL DATE IS APRIL 20, 2001, AT 2:00 PM LOCAL
TIME. NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT EXTEND THE RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS
DATE BEYOND APRIL 20, 2001. REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION (RFC) MUST
BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MARCH 23, 2001, 5:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME

Only electronic submission of requests will be accepted. They shall
be submitted to Harry B. Ladson Jr. at hladson@doleta.gov. Should
any RFC be received after the date stated above, the Government
reserves the right not to provide an answer. If, however, the
Government determines the RFC raises an issue of significant
importance, the Government will respond electronically.

The Government will not provide any information concerning requests
for clarification in response to telephone calls from offerors. All
requests will be answered electronically and provided to all
offerors at the DOL/ETA internet site (http://www.doleta.gov).

Offerors interested in networking and or/being placed on a bidders'
list for the above-referenced solicitation, please provide the
following information:

.Name and Address of Organization
.Telephone Number
.Point of Contact

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This information is to be submitted electronically to Harry Ladson
at hladson@doleta.gov, by 5:00 p.m., local time March 23, 2001.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR.

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this solicitation is to select a contractor to assist
the Department of Labor (DOL) in assessing the impacts of
self-directed labor exchange services (self-directed services) and
to evaluate the cost effectiveness of various strategies.

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) emphasizes self-directed services
where appropriate. Further, 20 CFR 652.207 (b) refers to three
types of service methods (self-service, facilitated self-help, and
staff-assisted). Indeed, because access to staff-assisted,
intensive services will be limited to "harder-to-employ" job
seekers, the roles of "self-serve" and facilitated self-help,
generally provided to UI claimants, employers, and job seekers
through a computer-based environment, will become central to
services provided by One-Stop Centers, and are the focus of this
evaluation. Morever, due to the array of public and private
self-directed resources available, extensive use of these services
will take place outside these centers. Despite extensive Employment
and Training Administration (ETA) investments in self-directed
services, such as America's Career Kit over the past five years, we
possess limited information about implementation, processes,
outcomes and impact of these services.

This project would begin a comprehensive, multi-year effort to
develop and implement a methodology to identify effective
applications, and evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of
self-directed services, by addressing the following questions, among
others:

(1) What types of self-directed services exist for employers and
individuals both within the One-Stop center system and external to
the system?

(2) What self-directed services are most used and by whom? Which of
these services or combination of services are most effective for
job-seekers and employers?

(3) What are estimates of use of self-directed services both
external and internal (within One-Stop centers) services? How do
States track the utilization of self-directed services (e.g.,
Connecticut utilizes a state-wide swipe card system to assess job
seeker and employer usage)?

(4) What barriers exist for employers and to various demographic
groups (such as individuals with disabilities or limited English
proficiency) when accessing services and how might these barriers be
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overcome?

(5) What methodological approaches-- return on investment (ROI),
cost-benefit analysis, etc.-- are most appropriate for evaluating
the impact and cost-effectiveness of identified self-directed
service applications?

(6) What data exists and what are the sources for the data necessary
for analysis. Will new data need to be collected to perform the
analysis, and how will this be accomplished?

(7) What are the demographic characteristics of individuals (and
relevant characteristics of employers) that use such services?

(8) What are employment-related outcomes (e.g. entered employment
and retention) from use of these services? What do service users
(employers and individuals) hope to achieve by using these
services? Are they successful, and how will employment-related
outcomes and customer satisfaction be measured?

C.2 Background Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

The WIA asks states and local areas to establish streamlined
One-stop service delivery systems that will integrate resources
available from a variety of separately funded programs. WIA also
emphasizes universal access to labor market information, employment
and training services and other labor exchange services, so that
anyone who wants assistance relating to job search, career planning
and skill upgrades should be able to receive it. Empowering
individuals by providing tools to take control over their own
careers and planning, is another key aspect of the WIA approach to
service delivery. According to this new vision, customers are given
responsibility for establishing their own career goals and have new
options with respect to the services they access, the training they
want to undertake, and the vendors available to provide training to
them.

In the customer-driven system envisioned under the WIA, employers
are also customers. Improving employer services and the level of
employer involvement in the One-Stop system is also a goal. Employer
services provided by One-Stop system partners should meet the needs
of employers across a broad array of business development and
workforce development issues, including labor market information,
finding qualified workers for new job openings; improving the skills
of jobs seekers and incumbent workers and coordinating local
workforce development, business development, and economic
development strategies.

C.3 SCOPE OF WORK

The contractor shall accomplish the following tasks. Tasks shall be
completed by the due dates specified in the calendar for this
project.

(1) Key Personnel. The contractor shall designate a Project
Director to oversee the evaluation project and other key personnel
to perform the task requirements. These staff must possess
knowledge and skills in the area of WIA implementation, One-Stop
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operations, evaluation study design and the application of the
latest statistical methodologies.

(2) Evaluation Design. The contractor shall develop an evaluation
design that will meet the objectives stated earlier in this RFP.
The design should include a description of the comparative analysis
and the proposed approach for determining cost effectiveness. The
contractor shall prepare a draft version of the evaluation design
for the project, which shall include a complete, detailed
description of the proposed approach (implementation plan) to
achieve each objective including methodology, statistical validity
of the approach, data sources, and a calendar showing key milestones
and deliverables. A description of any proposed self-directed
service user "tracking systems" (databases) should be described. If
the approach involves the collection of new information (data) not
available from existing sources, this process must be described in
detail, including any OMB paper work reduction clearance processes
and time frames.

A detailed plan for site selection for up to five (5) States or up
to twenty (20) sub-state areas will be prepared. The plan will
support the statistical validity of the proposed evaluation
determined to be suitable to the service applications identified for
study. This plan should include criteria for selection. One
criteria to be, but not limited to, availability of customer
satisfaction feedback data.

Although, if part of the proposed approach includes the development
of feedback collection methodology, this can increase the number of
sites eligible for selection. Site visit protocols will be
included. Plans for contacting the States/sites and establishing a
working relationship should be described and will be the
responsibility of the contractor with facilitation by the USDOL.

A time frame from which historical and current self-service activity
data on self-directed service participants should be identified.
The time frame should be long enough to focus on participants' full
experience in using self-directed services. A detailed draft outline
of the final report should also be included. Once the final version
of the evaluation design with calendar and deliverables is accepted
by DOL, it will be incorporated as a modification to the contract.
This deliverable shall be due within 120 days of contract execution.

This design shall include a list of proposed data sources, including
but not be limited to:

Pre and post-participation data, including but not limited to:
employment status/history, any UI claims data for self-directed
service participants, including demographic, claim history, and
earnings (wage and salary and any self-employment). Employers data
may include: industry, commercial activity, firm size, type of
business formation, etc.

Federally-required reports submitted by the State Employment
Security Agencies (SESA) and other One-Stop partners;

Administrative cost data specifically related to enrollment of
self-directed service participants, including costs of service
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provision either by the SESA itself, or other One-Stop partners.

Internal One-Stop partners reports, and any self-directed service
participant surveys;

If appropriate, follow-up survey of self-directed service
participants both employers and workers; and

If appropriate, a participant tracking data-base developed by the
offeror.

(3) Follow-Up Survey. If proposed in the evaluation design, a
survey of self-service customers is to be used in conjunction with
any One-Stop partner administered customer surveys, the contractor
will prepare a follow-up survey which may be in the form of online
or telephone type. The survey will be designed to obtain relevant
pre-program, in-program, and post-program information, including
costs to the participant, that are necessary to produce valid net
impact and benefit-cost estimates. The proposed survey and all
necessary Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance supporting
documentation to secure approval will be delivered along with the
evaluation design.

(4) Data Collection. The contractor shall collect data necessary to
analyze the outcomes for Self-directed service participants. The
contractor shall comply with all Federal and State confidentiality
requirements regarding data collected for this effort; this may
require entering into confidentiality agreements with the host State
and/or service providers. In addition, the contractor shall
safeguard indefinitely any project data that contains personal
identifiers.

(5) Design Review Meeting. The contractor shall convene a design
review meeting to present the evaluation design to key personnel
from DOL and answer any questions they may have. This meeting shall
be held at DOL, in Washington, D.C. The contractor shall be
responsible for organizing and conducting this meeting. DOL will
provide the meeting facilities. Additional, less formal meetings
will be necessary during the design phase and throughout the life of
the project. As needed, Email, tele-conferences, and status memos
will also be utilized for communication with DOL.

Following the receipt of comments from DOL on the draft evaluation
design, the contractor shall prepare the final evaluation design.
Once the final version of the evaluation design is accepted by DOL,
it will be incorporated as a modification to the contract.

(6) On-site Data Collection Visits. The contractor shall conduct
on-site visits to observe State program operations and to collect
data for the evaluation. Prior to each visit, the contractor shall
prepare a written protocol describing what information they wish to
obtain and which staff would be most helpful to interview. Prior to
any site visit, the contractor must take all necessary steps prior
to the visit to ensure all information needed will be available.
These visits shall include interviews with appropriate staff
knowledgeable in the operation of the program. Upon return from
each site visit, the contractor shall prepare a detailed trip
report. The report should include analysis of information and data
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obtained, its completeness and what affect it will have on the
future of the analysis as described in the evaluation design. If
newly obtained information suggests a new or modified direction for
the research effort, this should be presented with justification for
this modification for DOL review.

(7) Status Reports. The contractor shall provide written monthly
reports to DOL describing the current status of activities for each
month of contract performance. In addition, the contractor shall
brief the DOL Project Officer orally on the progress of contract
activities, including problems and recommended solutions, at least
once per week during the project.

The status reports will include:

A description of overall progress of project activities accomplished
during the report month;

A description of any problems that may delay accomplishing scheduled
milestones or affect the direction of the study;

A summary of expenditures for the month, in comparison with planned
expenditures for the month; and

A brief discussion of planned activities for the next reporting
period.

(8) Conduct Analysis. The contractor shall conduct the analysis
and comparative analysis as outlined in the evaluation design.

Cost-Effectiveness. The contractor shall conduct an analysis of
cost-effectiveness/Return on Investment of self-directed service in
selected States/sites specified in the evaluation design. The
analysis shall set up a framework for categorizing and quantifying
the impacts and benefits and costs resulting from the impacts of
self-directed services. The contractor's benefit-cost analysis
shall determine the impacts on society, employers, participants,
nonparticipants and the government sectors. Data for the
benefit-cost analysis will be collected from a variety of sources,
including any follow-up survey, Federal and State government records
or other public information.

Comparative Analysis. Based on State/site internal or external
reports, any proposed survey, on-site visits and any other data
collection activity proposed, the contractor shall prepare a
comparative analysis of each selected State's/site's self- directed
service program, outlining differences among programs and most
important, an inventory of self-directed service packages and
promising practices. As a by-product of the benefit-cost analysis,
DOL wishes to add to its inventory of knowledge of current
self-directed service to assist States implementing or modifying a
self-directed service program. It should include a description of
the baseline service environment in the State, including an
assessment of current services. This analysis will be used to
establish an understanding of One-Stop operations, existing
services, operations, and service user characteristics.

The contractor shall conduct this analysis to provide contextual
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information regarding how self-directed service programs were
originally implemented and how it is operating now. The contractor
shall also analyze what information (reporting) is used for program
operations and how operations can be improved. The analysis should
include a review of Federal legislation, Federal implementation
guidelines, State legislative changes required, and State
administration of the programs. This analysis should also describe
how Federal-State oversight of these operations can be improved.

(9) Interim Reports. The contractor shall produce two (2) draft
interim reports. The first interim report shall be a process
analysis of the evaluation to date and will be used by DOL in its
decision to exercise an additional option year for the continuation
of the evaluation. The second interim report shall be an evaluation
report on the results of this analysis to date and will be used by
DOL in its decision to exercise an additional option year for the
continuation of the evaluation. Based on comments from the
Department of Labor received after a briefing and review of the
drafts of these reports, the contractor shall prepare and submit a
final version of the report within 20 days.

(10) Evaluation Report. The contractor shall produce a draft
evaluation report on the results of this analysis 180 days before
the end of the contract. Based on comments from the Department of
Labor received after a briefing and review of the draft, the
contractor shall prepare and submit a final report 90 days before
the end of the contract. The contractor shall submit ten (10)
copies of the report together with a camera ready copy and computer
disk containing the report typed in Word processing software
specified by DOL. The contractor should also format the document
for posting to the DOL Internet Web site.

(11) Formal Briefings. The contractor shall conduct a briefing on
the interim evaluation and final evaluation results of the project
for DOL officials, State officials, and other interested parties.
The briefing will be held in Washington, DC. The contractor shall
conduct the briefing when the draft of the each is completed and
delivered. The contractor shall be responsible for organizing and
conducting these briefings. DOL will provide facilities for the
briefing.

(12) Public Use Data. The contractor shall prepare two (2) public
use sets of diskettes containing all data gathered by the contractor
for the evaluation of the self-directed service program. The
contractor shall prepare these public use diskettes--stripped of all
personal identifiers--at the conclusion of the evaluation and shall
submit the diskettes to DOL along with the final report with
sufficient documentation to enable the data to be used by DOL for
additional analysis.

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SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

[For this Solicitation, there are NO clauses in this Section]

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are
hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and
Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR
52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic
access to the full text of a clause.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.246-9 INSPECTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT APR 1984
(SHORT FORM)

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SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER AUG 1989
ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

F.2 Period of Performance

The period of performance for this study shall be twelve months (12)
months from the date of execution of the contract plus three 1-year
options at the discretion of the government.

F.3 Level of Effort

The level of effort for this study is estimated at between 3 and 4
professional person years for the base year. The level of effort
for each option year is estimated at between 4.5 and 5.5
professional person years plus inflation. The inflationary rate
will be determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

F.4 Deliverables/Calendar

Upon acceptance of the evaluation design by DOL, with the calendar
identifying time-frames and deliverables, the contractor will submit
to the project officer designated in the contract the following
reports:

1. By the 15th of each month, a monthly status report as detailed in
Section C.3(7).

2. Within 120 days of the start of the contract, an evaluation
design along with the survey design (if proposed) and draft OMB
supporting documentation as specified in Section C.3(2) above.
Within 30 days of receipt of any comments from the Department of
Labor, a revised evaluation design.

3. Deliverable dates for the two interim reports will be
established in the evaluation design and once accepted by DOL will
be included in the contract as a modification. Based on comments
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from the Department of Labor received after a briefing and review of
the drafts of the interim reports, the contractor shall prepare and
submit a final version of the report within 20 days.

4. A draft final report as specified in Section C.3(10) above will
be submitted 180 days prior to the end of the contract. A briefing
will also be conducted by the contractor as specified above.

5. Based on comments from the Department of Labor a final report as
specified in C.3(10) above will be submitted 30 days before the end
of the contract.

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SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 IDENTITY AND AUTHORITY OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S
REPRESENTATIVE (GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE)

(A) The authorized representative of the Contracting Officer is TBD
whose authority to act on behalf of the Contracting Officer is
limited to the extent set forth in (B) below. Under no
circumstances is the Government Authorized Representative (GAR)
authorized to sign any contractual documents or approve any
alteration to the contract involving a change in the scope, price,
terms or conditions of the contract or order.

(B) The Government Authorized Representative is authorized to:

(1) Monitor and inspect Contractor's performance to ensure
compliance of the scope of work.

(2) Make determinations relative to satisfactory or
unsatisfactory performance, including acceptance of all work
performed and/or all products produced under the terms of the
contract.

(3) Review and approve invoices.

(4) Review and approve Contractor's project staff as may be
called for on the contract.

(5) Recommend program changes to the Contracting Officer as a
result of monitoring or as may be requested by the Contractor.

(6) Review, coordinate changes or corrections, if any, and
accept all reports (including any final reports) required under the
contract.

G.2 INVOICE REQUIREMENTS

Contractor will prepare and submit proper invoices (as defined in C
below) in accordance with the criteria outlined below. (Also, see
Clause 52.232-8 "Discount for Prompt Payment", contained in Section
I of the contract.):

A. (1) If the contract is a cost-reimbursement type contract,
the contractor will submit three (3) ink- signed copies of the
invoice, Cost Contractor's Invoice, (ETA 3100-1), together with a
detailed report of expenditures, Cost Contractor's Detailed
Statement of Costs (ETA 3-2), to the Government Authorized
Representative (GAR), U.S. Department of Labor, not more frequently
than monthly, unless otherwise so authorized in the contract.

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(2) If the contract is a fixed-price type contract, the
contractor may submit SF-1034, Public Voucher, or the equivalent
thereto; i.e., contractor's own invoice, in lieu of the forms
described in A(l) above.

(3) Invoices should be submitted to the individual listed
below:

TBD
U.S. Department of Labor, ETA
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room TBD
Washington, D.C. 20210

B. The Detailed Report of Expenditures (ETA 3-2) submitted with the
Invoice (ETA 3100-1) must include the same budget line items or cost
categories as appears in the contract, including any modifications
thereto.

C. To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice, must include the
following information and/or attached documentation:

(1) Name and address of the Contractor;

(2) Invoice date;

(3) Contract number or other authorization for supplies
delivered or services performed (including order number and contract
line item number).

(4) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and
extended price of supplies delivered or services performed.

(5) Shipping and payment terms (e.g., shipment number and date
of shipment, prompt payment discount terms. Bill of lading number
and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on Government
bills of lading.

(6) Name and address of Contractor official to whom payment is
to be sent (must be the same as that in the contract or in a proper
notice of assignment).

(7) Name (where practicable), title, telephone number and
mailing address of person to be notified in event of a defective
invoice.

(8) Any other information or documentation required by other
requirements of the contract.

In addition to the above, invoices should be numbered consecutively.
All final invoices shall be clearly marked Final Invoice.

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G.3 METHOD OF PAYMENT

A. Payments under this contract will be made either by check or
electronic funds transfer (through the Treasury Fedline
Communications System (FEDLINE) or the Automated Clearing House (A
H)), at the option of the Government. After award, but no later
than 14 days before an invoice or contract financing request is
submitted, the Contractor shall designate a financial institution
for receipt of electronic funds transfer payments. The contractor
shall submit this designation to the Contracting Officer or other
Government official as directed.

B. For payments through FEDLINE, the Contractor shall provide the
following information:

(1) Name, address, and telegraphic abbreviation of the
financial institution receiving payment.

(2) The American Bankers Association 9-digit identifying number
of the financing institution receiving payment if the institution
has access to the Federal Reserve Communications System.

(3) Payee's account number at the financial institution where
funds are to be transferred.

(4) If the financial institution does not have access to the
Federal Reserve Communications System, provide the name, address,
and telegraphic abbreviation of the correspondent financial
institution through which the financial institution receiving
payment obtains electronic funds transfer messages. Provide the
telegraphic abbreviation and American Bankers Association
identifying number for the correspondent institution.

C. For payments through ACH, the Contractor shall provide the
following information:

(1) Routing transit number of the financial institution
receiving payment (same as American Bankers Association identifying
number used for FEDLINE).

(2) Number of account to which funds are to be deposited.

(3) Type of depositor account ("C" for checking, "S" for
savings).

(4) If the Contractor is a new enrollee to the ACH system, a
"Payment Information Form," SF 3881, must be completed before
payment can be processed.

D. In the event the Contractor, during the performance of this
contract, elects to designate a different financial institution for
the receipt of any payment made using electronic funds transfer
procedures, notification of such change and the required information
specified above must be received by the appropriate Government
official 30 days prior to the date such change is to become
effective.

E. The documents furnishing the information required in paragraphs
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B and C above must be dated and contain the signature, title, and
telephone number of the Contractor official authorized to provide
it, as well as the Contractor's name and contract number.

F. Contractor failure to properly designate a financial institution
or to provide appropriate payee bank account information may delay
payments of amounts otherwise properly due.

G. The Contractor shall forward the information required above to:

U.S. Department of Labor, ETA
Division of Accounting, Room N-4702
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210

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SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 BUDGET LINE ITEM FLEXIBILITY

Flexibility of Direct Costs will be allowed within the Prime
Contract Budget, provided no single line item of cost shall be
increased or decreased in excess of 20 percent and provided further
that the total estimated cost of the Contract is not exceeded. This
flexibility of cost does not apply to the wages, salaries and fringe
benefits line items (including proposed changes by the Contractor in
the mixture, number of hours, wages, and/or bonus or personnel paid
under the contract) wherein no increase is permitted without the
prior review and approval by the Contracting Officer.

In contracts with OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES provisions, this
clause is applicable to each yearly negotiated budget line item
amounts, and not the accumulated budget line item totals.

H.2 FRINGE BENEFITS

Social Security, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Compensation
and any other fringe benefits are a normal practice of the
Contractor at the time of final negotiations for this contract and
are available to all employees. Fringe benefits from an immediate
previous employer which may be continued while employed under this
contract are an allowable cost. In no event will duplicate fringe
benefits be allowable to an individual under this contract.

H.3 VACATIONS, SICK-LEAVE HOLIDAYS

The Contractor may grant leave in accordance with its established
written policy, provided that policy is accepted by the Contracting
Officer or, in the absence of an established policy, leave may be
granted as follows:
Vacation: Maximum 2 weeks (10 working days)

Sick Leave: Maximum 2 weeks (10 working days)

Holiday: Maximum of paid holidays
Leave shall be accrued at the rate of 5/6 of 1 day per month for
each month employed. If the term of this contract is for more than
or less than 1 year, the above leave shall be adjusted accordingly.

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H.4 TRAVEL AND PER DIEM

Travel policies as set forth in the Travel Regulations referred to
below are required of the Contractor and consultants hereunder.
Where the Contractor has a more restrictive travel policy than the
Federal Travel Regulations, the more restrictive requirements shall
apply.

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to authorize only such
per diem allowances as justified by the circumstances affecting the
travel. Care should be exercised to prevent fixing per diem rates
in excess of those required to meet the necessary authorized
subsistence expenses. To this end, consideration should be given to
factors which reduce the expenses of the employee such as: known
arrangements at temporary duty locations where lodging and meals may
be obtained without cost or at prices advantageous to the traveler;
established cost experience in the localities where lodging and
meals are required; situations where special rates for
accommodations have been made available for a particular meeting or
conference; the extent to which the traveler is familiar with
establishments providing lodging and meals at a lower cost in
certain localities, particularly, where repeated travel is involved;
and the use of methods of travel where sleeping accommodations are
provided as part of the transportation expenses.

All travel shall be at tourist, coach, or less than first class
unless itinerary or unavailability dictate otherwise. All temporary
duty and local area automobile travel shall be allowed as prescribed
by the applicable Travel Regulations.

Copies of applicable Travel Regulations can be obtained as follows
at a fee:

a. Federal Travel Regulations, prescribed by the General
Services Administration, for travel in the conterminous 48 United
States: Available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402, Stock No. 022-001-81003-7.

b. Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2, DoD Civilian Personnel,
Appendix A, prescribed by the Department of Defense, for travel in
Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and
possessions of the United States: Available on a subscription basis
from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Stock No. 908-010-00000-1.

c. Standardized Regulations, (Government Civilians, Foreign
Areas), Section 925, "Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign
Areas," prescribed by the Department of State, for travel in areas
not covered in 1 and 2 above: Available on a subscription basis from
the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402, Stock No. 744-008-00000-0.

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H.5 USE OF AND PAYMENT TO CONSULTANTS

(a) Consultant(s) hired to perform under this contract may be
compensated at a rate for time actually worked (e.g., amount per
day, per week, per month, etc.), or at a fixed price for performance
of a specific task, or at nominal compensation in accordance with
Contractor's policies. However, for the use and payment to
consultant(s) prior written approval must be obtained from the
Contracting Officer.

(b) The amount or rate of payment will be determined on a
case-by- case basis, taking into account (among any other relevant
factors) the relative importance of the duties to be performed, the
stature of the individual in his specialized field, comparable pay
for positions under the Classification Act or other Federal pay
systems, rates paid by private employers and rates previously paid
other experts or consultants for similar work.

(c) The contractor shall maintain a written report for the files
on the results on all consultations charged to the contract. This
report must include, as a minimum: (1) the consultant's name, dates,
hours and amounts charged to the contract; (2) the names of the
contractor's staff to whom the services are provided; and (3) the
results of the subject matter of the consultation.

H.6 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COST

Unemployment insurance costs shall be paid by the contractor as
they are incurred.

However, in the event billings for Unemployment Insurance costs
are received by the contractor after the expiration date of this
contract and the billings cover the period that this contract was
effective, the Government agrees to reimburse the contractor at the
same rate that would have been applicable had the cost been paid as
they were incurred.

H.7 ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING SERVICES

(a) Accounting

The contractor may procure and utilize such accounting services as
are required to establish and maintain an accounting system which
reflect accurate, current and complete financial transactions and
which meet the standards of the Comptroller General of the United
States and the Department of Labor.

(b) Auditing

The contractor shall audit or have audited subcontractor financial
records as may be required to determine, at a minimum, the fiscal
integrity of financial transactions and compliance with laws,
regulations and administrative requirements.

The U.S. Department of Labor shall be responsible for scheduling
all audits of the prime contractor's books, documents, papers and
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records. The Department will use its own audit resources or shall
use certified or public accountants under contract or auditors from
another Federal agency.

Cost of Accounting Services and Audit of subcontractors as
described herein are allowable cost under this contract. Costs for
audits for which the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible are
unallowable.

H.8 PRINTING

Unless otherwise specified in this contract, the contractor shall
not engage in, nor subcontract for, any printing (as that term is
defined in Title 1 of the Government Printing and Binding
Regulations in effect on the effective date of this contract) in
connection with the performance of work under this contract:
provided, however, that performance of a requirement under this
contract involving the reproduction of less than 5,000 production
units of any one page or less than 25,000 production units in the
aggregate of multiple pages, will not be deemed to be printing. A
production unit is defined as one sheet, size 8 by 11 inches, one
side only, one color.

H.9 KEY PERSONNEL

The personnel specified below or in attachment to this contract
are considered to be essential to the work being performed
hereunder. Prior to diverting any of the specified individuals to
other programs, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer
reasonably in advance and shall submit justification (including
proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation
of the impact on the program. No diversion shall be made by the
Contractor without the written consent of the Contracting Officer;
Provided, that the Contracting Officer may ratify in writing such
diversion and such ratification shall constitute the consent of the
Contracting Officer required by this clause. The below list or
attachment to this contract may be amended from time to time during
the course of the contract to either add or delete personnel, as
appropriate.

For the purpose of this contract, the key personnel positions are
identified below as:

(not specified) (Project Director)
- (Senior Researcher)
- (Senior Researcher)
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-
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H.10 CONTRACT NUMBER IDENTIFICATION

The Contractor agrees to utilize the number of this contract on
all correspondence, communications, reports, vouchers and such other
data concerning this contract or delivered hereunder.

H.11 SUBMISSION OF CORRESPONDENCE

All correspondence relating to contractual aspects shall be
directed to the Division of Contract Services, Attention:
Contracting Officer.

H.12 OTHER CONTRACTORS

The Government may undertake or award other contracts for the
same, essentially similar, or related work, and the Contractor shall
fully cooperate with such other contractors and Government
employees. The Contractor shall not commit or permit any act which
will interfere with the performance of work by any other contractor
or by Government employees.

The foregoing paragraph shall be included in the contracts of all
Contractors with whom this Contractor will be required to cooperate.
The Government shall equitably enforce this clause as to all
contractors, to prevent the imposition of unreasonable burdens on
any contractor.

H.13 LAWS APPLICABLE

The contractor will perform its duties in accordance with the
applicable Act, and the regulations, procedures and standards
promulgated thereunder. The Contractor will comply with all
applicable Federal and State and Local laws, rules, and regulations
which deal with or relate to the employment of persons who perform
work or are trained under contract.

This contract in no way relieves the Contractor of responsibility
for compliance with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act,
as amended.

H.14 DISPOSITION OF MATERIAL

Upon termination or completion of all work under this contract,
the Contractor shall prepare for shipment, deliver F0B destination,
or dispose of all materials received from the Government and all
residual materials produced in connection with the performance of
this contract as may be directed by Contracting Officer, or as
specified in other provisions of this contract. All materials
produced or required to be delivered under this contract become and
remain the property of the Government.

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H.15 NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

(a) No person shall on the ground of race, religion, color,
handicap, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, or
beliefs be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits
of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
funded or otherwise financially assisted, in whole or in part with
funds made available hereunder. (b) In addition, this contract and
any subcontract hereunder is subjected to Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252) and the Regulations issued
thereunder and found at 29 CFR 31. The Contractor agrees that any
service, financial aid, or other benefit to be provided by it under
this contract shall be furnished without discrimination because of
race, color, sex, or national origin; and that the Contractor's
employment practices shall be subject to the same restrictions to
ensure nondiscriminatory treatment of beneficiaries of assistance
under the Act.

H.16 FEDERAL REPORTS

In the event that it subsequently becomes a contractual
requirement to collect or record information calling for answers to
identical questions from 10 or more persons other than Federal
employees, or for information from Federal employees which is to be
used for statistical compilations of general public interest, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 and 5 CRF 1320 shall apply to this
contract. No plan, questionnaire, interview guide or similar device
for collecting formation (whether repetitive or single-time) may be
used without first obtaining clearance from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB).

The contractor shall obtain the required OMB clearance through the
Project Officer before expending any funds or making public
contracts for the collection of data. The authority to expend funds
and to proceed with the collection of data shall be issued in
writing by the Contracting Officer.

H.17 DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

The Contractor agrees to maintain the confidentiality of any
information regarding applicants, project participants or their
immediate families which may be obtained through application forms,
interviews, test reports from public agencies or counselors, or any
other source. Without the permission of the applicant or
participant, such information shall be divulged only as necessary
for purposes related to the performance or evaluation of the
contract and to persons having responsibilities under the contract,
including those furnishing services to the projects under
subcontracts.

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H.18 ELIMINATION OF SEXIST LANGUAGE AND ART WORK

All written materials issued by the Contractor or grantee shall
conform to the following guidelines for eliminating sexist language
and art work:

(a) Avoid the use of sex reference in job titles. Titles
should conform to the Census Bureau's occupational classification
system and the most recently published edition of the Dictionary of
Occupational Titles.

-- Longshore workers instead of longshoremen.

(b) Avoid the use of male and female gender word forms.

-- Aviator to include men and women pilots, not aviatrix.

-- Human beings or people instead of mankind.

(d) Avoid the use of masculine and feminine pronouns or
adjectives in referring to a hypothetical person or people in
general. Change sentences such as: The average American worker
spends 2 years of his life in the workforce.

-- By rewording to eliminate unnecessary gender pronouns
and adjectives. (The average American worker spends 20 years in the
workforce.)

-- By recasting into the plural. (Most Americans spend 20
years of their lives in the workforce.)

-- By replacing the masculine or feminine pronoun or
adjective with "one", "you", "he or she", "her or him", or his or
her". (An average American spends 20 years of his or her life in
the workforce.)

(e) Refer to both men and women in such generic terms as
economist, doctor, or lawyer. Identify sex through the use of
pronouns.

-- The lawyer made her final summation.

(f) Avoid the use of stereotyped terms or expressions such as
"man-sized" job.

-- Employee-years and employee-hours (or staff-hours)
instead of man-years and man-hours.

(g) The use of art work in publications should conform to the
following guidelines:

(i) Strive to use racially and sexually balanced designs.

(ii) Depict both men and women in art work on general
subject matters.
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(iii) Show men and women in a variety of roles in
photographs, illustrations, and drawings.

-- Show women and men as managers and skilled laborers.

H.19 HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION ORDERS

The Contractor shall comply with the Hazardous Occupation Orders
issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act and set forth at 20
CFR 570.50 et seq. with respect to the employment of youths under 18
years of age and the Child Labor Standards of 29 CFR 570.31 et seq.
with respect to the employment of youths aged 14 and 15.

H.20 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS (FAR-Subpart 28.3)

In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 48 CFR,
Clause 52.228-7 entitled, "Insurance-Liability to Third Persons" the
following kinds and amounts of insurance must be procured and
maintained in force during the lifetime of the above numbered
contract.

A. Worker's Compensation - In the amounts required by State law
or the United States Longshore Worker's and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901).

B. Occupational Diseases Insurance - As required by applicable
law. In any area where all occupational diseases are not
compensable under applicable law, insurance for occupational
diseases shall be secured under the employer liability section of
your insurance policy, minimum per accident $100,000.

C. Employer Liability - This insurance is to cover any
liability imposed upon an employer, by law, for damages on account
of personal injuries, including death resulting therefrom, sustained
by his employees by reason of accident.

D. General Liability Insurance (Bodily Injury) - This insurance
protects the insured against claims arising from bodily injury or
death to third parties occurring on it business premises or through
its operations except those arising from motor vehicles away from
the premises, those covered by any Worker's Compensation law, and
other exclusions stated in the policy. The required coverage for
bodily injury shall be $200,000 per person and $500,000 per
occurrence.

E. Automobile Liability - The required coverage is $200,000 per
person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per
occurrence for property damage.

F. The policies evidencing such insurance as required under
this contract shall contain the following endorsement:

"No cancellation, termination, or modification of this policy
shall take effect prior to the expiration of 35 days after written
notice of the cancellation, termination or modification together
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with suitable identification of the policy and name insured has been
sent by registered letter to the Government representative at the
address stated below:

Name of Contracting Officer: Keith A. Bond

Address: USDOL/ETA/DASET/OGCM/DCS
200 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Room S-4203
Washington, D.C. 20210

The types and minimum limits reflected above for vehicle insurance
shall apply to any vehicle operated or used in connection with
performance of official business under this contract. In the event
a privately-owned vehicle is used, the Government's share of
insurance premiums, including any additional coverage required to
conform with the above limits, shall be prorated in accordance with
the vehicle's actual use while conducting business under the terms
of this contract.

H.21 DATA COLLECTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

The Contractor shall be responsible for informing any grantee that
they have been requested to collect information for the Department
of Labor. The collection of such data shall be the responsibility
of the Contractor solely. The Contractor may request assistance
from ETA grantees in locating the data. However, the actual data
gathering must be done by the Contractor.

H.22 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

The composition, workership, printing or reproduction and
substantive content of all reports, evaluations, charts, tables,
graphs, and other data to be furnished under this contract shall
strictly conform to the generally accepted quality standards of the
Contractor's profession and shall be suitable for dissemination and
use without revision, to DOL, other Government agencies and the
general public.

Reports shall include a complete disclosure of all data relevant
to the work performed, the techniques developed, the investigations
made, and shall be relevant to the materials studies and methods and
processes employed.

H.23 RESTRICTION ON USE OF DOL FUNDS FOR LOBBYING

In accordance with the cost principles incorporated in the Federal
Acquisition Regulations (FAR) at 31.205-22, lobbying costs (direct
or indirect) are unallowable under this agreement. The exclusion of
lobbying costs using Department of Labor funds is not intended to
penalize, discourage, or prevent lobbying activities by utilizing
non-Federal funds.

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H.24 PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS

The Contractor shall receive permission from the Contracting
Officer prior to publishing any works performed under this contract.
Further, the Contractor shall acknowledge the support of the
Department of Labor whenever publicizing any work performed under
this contract. To implement the foregoing, the Contractor shall
include in any publication resulting from work performed under this
contract, an acknowledgement substantially the same as follows:

"This project has been funded, either wholly or in part, with
Federal funds from the Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration under Contract Number TBD the contents of this
publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the
Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial
products, or organizations imply endorsement of same by the U.S.
Government."

H.25 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT - SERVICE
(FAR 17.208(g))

1. The Government may extend the terms of this contract by
written notice to the Contractor at least 60 calendar days before
the contract expires. This notice does not commit the Government to
an extension.

2. If the Government exercises this option, the extended
contract shall be considered to include this option provision.

3. The initial period of this contract may be extended by one
year, at estimated costs and indirect costs as follows:

Option
Year Estimated Cost Indirect Cost Total Estimated Cost

1 $.00 $.00 $.00
2 $.00 $.00 $.00
3 $.00 $.00 $.00

The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any
options under this clause, shall not exceed 4 years.

4. Estimated costs, including any indirect costs, for the options
years shall be determined at the time of contract execution. Any
anticipated deviations from total preestimated option year costs
must be presented to the Contracting Officer in writing, with an
explanation and justification of the anticipated deviation(s), 10
calendar days after receipt of notice by the contractor of the
Government 's intention to exercise the option to extend the term of
the contract. No deviations from the total pre-established option
years estimated costs shall be permitted without the written consent
of the Contracting Officer. Deviations which would increase the
total pre-established option year estimated costs by more than 10
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percent shall not be permitted under any circumstances.

H.26 INDIRECT COSTS

In order to avoid major audit problems, disallowed costs, and to
receive timely reimbursement of indirect costs, contractors/
grantees should take those necessary steps to comply with this
clause as well as the critical timeframes for submission of
indirect cost proposals.

You are governed by one of the categories of cost principles
listed below. Please comply with your cost principles as
appropriate to your organization. (1) Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) Subparts 31 and 42 apply to private-for-profit
contractors. (2) OMB Circular A-87 applies to state and local
governments and Federally-recognized Indian Tribes. States
receiving JTPA formula-allocated funds can elect to waive A-87
coverage. (3) OMB Circulars A-21, A-88 and FAR 42.705-3 apply to
educational institutions. (4) OMB Circular A-122 applies to
nonprofit institutions excluding those addressed in the preceding
as well as hospitals.

The total amount of contract/grant funds will not be increased to
reimburse organizations for higher indirect cost rates than those
rates identified in this clause. Also, the contractor/grantee
must obtain approval from the Contract/Grant Officer to transfer
funds from other budget line items to the indirect cost budget
line items to accommodate higher indirect cost rates.

The foregoing does not relieve the contractor/grantee of any
other administrative cost limitations regarding the
contract/grant.

Billing rates are only temporary for the 90 days period from the
effective date of your contract/grant. Failure to submit an
acceptable indirect cost proposal to your cognizant agency for
provisional rates within the aforementioned 90-day period means
that you shall not receive any further reimbursement of your
indirect billing rates until the provisional rate proposal is
received. Also, action may be taken to recoup all indirect costs
already paid to you.

A private-for-profit contractor is to submit an acceptable
indirect cost proposal for final rates to its cognizant agency
within 90 days after the end of its fiscal year. All other
contractors/grantees must submit their final rate proposals
within 6 months after the end of their fiscal year.

Block 1 or 2 is completed below as appropriate for affected new
contracts/grants or modifications.

BLOCK 1

Rate category: (check one) Your rates and bases are:
Billing Overhead
Provisional Base:
Final (And, if applicable) See
Attached Agreement General and Admin.
Other (Explain) Base:
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Effective from to or if multi-year,
please explain here:

BLOCK 2

(For special indirect cost ceilings)

Special percent ceiling is % for (usually
overhead) and if applicable, % for General and
Administrative.
Base:

Special dollar ceiling is $ for (usually
overhead) and if applicable, $ for General and
Administrative.
Base:

Effective from to or if multi-year, please
explain here:

If applicable for ceilings, please describe here any situation
whereby the bases in Block 2 above differ from the bases in Block
1 above. Also, the maximum reimbursement for indirect costs
under this contract/grant will be based on the lower of the
negotiated rates or ceilings.

If the Department of Labor (DOL) is your cognizant agency,
proposals for indirect cost rates and supporting data and
documentation should be sent to the DCD Negotiator in the
appropriate DOL Regional Office or if applicable, to the DCD
National Office whose address and phone number is listed below.
In addition, if you do not know your cognizant Federal agency,
please call the phone number listed below:

^n
Director, Office of Cost Determination (OCD)
U.S. Department of Labor, OASAM
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room S-5522
Washington, D.C. 20210
Tel. (202) 219-8391

PLEASE NOTE: All funds awarded under this contract must be used in
strict compliance with federal laws, regulations and policies.
Costs for food (breakfast, working lunches, breaks and banquets)
must not exceed the per diem rate. The contractor shall only be
reimbursed for non-federal staff. Federal staff will be responsible
for their own cost.

(End of Clause)

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.202-1 DEFINITIONS OCT 1995
52.203-3 GRATUITIES APR 1984
52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES APR 1984
52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO JUL 1995
THE GOVERNMENT
52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES JUL 1995
52.203-8 CANCELLATION, RESCISSION, AND RECOVERY JAN 1997
OF FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER
ACTIVITY
52.203-10 PRICE OR FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR ILLEGAL OR JAN 1997
IMPROPER ACTIVITY
52.203-12 LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE JUN 1997
CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS
52.204-4 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED AUG 2000
ON RECYCLED PAPER
52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST JUL 1995
WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS
DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR
DEBARMENT
52.215-2 AUDIT AND RECORDS--NEGOTIATION JUN 1999
52.215-8 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE--UNIFORM CONTRACT OCT 1997
FORMAT
52.216-7 ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT MAR 2000
52.216-8 FIXED-FEE MAR 1997
52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE JUL 1996
52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OCT 2000
52.222-1 NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LABOR FEB 1997
DISPUTES
52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR AUG 1996
52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES FEB 1999

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52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FEB 1999
52.222-35 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR DISABLED VETERANS APR 1998
AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA
52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH JUN 1998
DISABILITIES
52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON DISABLED VETERANS JAN 1999
AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA
52.223-6 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE JAN 1997
52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN JUL 2000
PURCHASES
52.227-1 AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT JUL 1995
ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)
52.227-2 NOTICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING PATENT AUG 1996
AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
52.227-11 PATENT RIGHTS -- RETENTION BY THE JUN 1997
CONTRACTOR (SHORT FORM)
52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA--GENERAL JUN 1987
52.228-7 INSURANCE--LIABILITY TO THIRD PERSONS MAR 1996
52.232-17 INTEREST JUN 1996
52.232-20 LIMITATION OF COST APR 1984
52.232-23 ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS JAN 1986
52.233-1 DISPUTES DEC 1998
ALTERNATE I (DEC 1991)
52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD AUG 1996
ALTERNATE I (JUN 1985)
52.242-1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISALLOW COSTS APR 1984
52.242-3 PENALTIES FOR UNALLOWABLE COSTS OCT 1995
52.242-4 CERTIFICATION OF FINAL INDIRECT COSTS JAN 1997
52.242-13 BANKRUPTCY JUL 1995
52.243-2 CHANGES--COST REIMBURSEMENT AUG 1987
ALTERNATE V (APR 1984)
52.244-2 SUBCONTRACTS AUG 1998
ALTERNATE II (AUG 1998)
52.244-5 COMPETITION IN SUBCONTRACTING DEC 1996
52.245-5 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (COST-REIMBURSEMENT, JAN 1986
TIME AND MATERIALS, OR LABOR HOUR
CONTRACTS)
52.246-23 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FEB 1997
52.246-25 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY--SERVICES FEB 1997
52.249-6 TERMINATION (COST-REIMBURSEMENT) SEP 1996
52.249-14 EXCUSABLE DELAYS APR 1984
52.253-1 COMPUTER GENERATED FORMS JAN 1991

I.2 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services
within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These
rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing
labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option
provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension
of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting
Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor
within 60 days.

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I.3 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 60 days; provided that the
Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its
intent to extend at least 60 days 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 5 years.

I.4 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (DEC 1996)

By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the
Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of this contract for
Services (except construction) at least 50 percent of the cost of
contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for
employees of the concern.

I.5 52.227-23 RIGHTS TO PROPOSAL DATA (TECHNICAL) (JUN 1987)

Except for data contained on pages , it is agreed that as a
condition of award of this contract, and notwithstanding the
conditions of any notice appearing thereon, the Government shall
have unlimited rights (as defined in the "Rights in Data--General"
clause contained in this contract) in and to the technical data
contained in the proposal dated upon which this contract is based.

I.6 52.232-25 PROMPT PAYMENT (JUN 1997)

Notwithstanding any other payment clause in this contract, the
Government will make invoice payments and contract financing
payments under the terms and conditions specified in this clause.
Payment shall be considered as being made on the day a check is
dated or the date of an electronic funds transfer. Definitions of
pertinent terms are set forth in section 32.902 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation. All days referred to in this clause are
calendar days, unless otherwise specified. (However, see
subparagraph (a)(4) of this clause concerning payments due on
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.)

(a) Invoice payments

(1) Due Date. The due date for making invoice payments by the
designated payment office shall be the later of the following two
events:

(A) The 30th day after the designated billing office has
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received a proper invoice from the Contractor (except as provided in
subdivision (a)(1)(ii) of this clause).

(B) The 30th day after Government acceptance of supplies
delivered or services performed by the Contractor. On a final
invoice where the payment amount is subject to contract settlement
actions, acceptance shall be deemed to have occurred on the
effective date of the contract settlement.

(ii) If the designated billing office fails to annotate the
invoice with the actual date of receipt at the time of receipt, the
invoice payment due date shall be the 30th day after the date of the
Contractor's invoice; provided a proper invoice is received and
there is no disagreement over quantity, quality, or Contractor
compliance with contract requirements.

(2) Contractor's invoice. The Contractor shall prepare and submit
invoices to the designated billing office specified in the contract.
A proper invoice must include the items listed in paragraph
(a)(2)(i) through (a)(2)(viii) of this clause. If the invoice does
not comply with these requirements, it shall be returned within 7
days after the date the designated billing office received the
invoice (3 days for meat, meat food products, or fish; 5 days for
perishable agricultural commodities, edible fats or oils, and food
products prepared from edible fats or oils), with a statement of the
reasons why it is not a proper invoice. Untimely notification will
be taken into account in computing any interest penalty owed the
Contractor in the manner described in subparagraph (a)(5) of this
clause.

(i) Name and address of the Contractor.

(ii) Invoice date. (The Contractor is encouraged to date
invoices as close as possible to the date of the mailing or
transmission.)

(iii) Contract number or other authorization for supplies
delivered or services performed (including order number and contract
line item number).

(iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and
extended price of supplies delivered or services performed.

(v) Shipping and payment terms (e.g., shipment number and date
of shipment, prompt payment discount terms). Bill of lading number
and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on Government
bills of lading.

(vi) Name and address of Contractor official to whom payment
is to be sent (must be the same as that in the contract or in a
proper notice of assignment).

(vii) Name (where practicable), title, phone number, and
mailing address of person to be notified in the event of a defective
invoice.

(viii) Any other information or documentation required by the
contract (such as evidence of shipment).
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(ix) While not required, the Contractor is strongly encouraged
to assign an identification number to each invoice.

(3) Interest penalty. An interest penalty shall be paid
automatically by the designated payment office, without request from
the Contractor, if payment is not made by the due date and the
conditions listed in paragraphs (a)(2)(i) through (a)(2)(iii) of
this clause are met, if applicable. However, when the due date falls
on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday when Federal Government
offices are closed and Government business is not expected to be
conducted, payment may be made on the following business day without
incurring a late payment interest penalty.

(i) A proper invoice was received by the designated billing
office.

(ii) A receiving report or other Government documentation
authorizing payment was processed, and there was no disagreement
over quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with any contract
term or condition.

(iii) In the case of a final invoice for any balance of funds
due the Contractor for supplies delivered or services performed, the
amount was not subject to further contract settlement actions
between the Government and the Contractor.

(4) Computing penalty amount. The interest penalty shall be at
the rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury under section
12 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 611) that is in
effect on the day after the due date, except where the interest
penalty is prescribed by other governmental authority (e.g.,
tariffs). This rate is referred to as the "Renegotiation Board
Interest Rate," and it is published in the Federal Register
semiannually on or about January 1 and July 1. The interest penalty
shall accrue daily on the invoice principal payment amount approved
by the Government until the payment date of such approved principal
amount; and will be compounded in 30-day increments inclusive from
the first day after the due date through the payment date. That is,
interest accrued at the end of any 30-day period will be added to
the approved invoice principal payment amount and will be subject to
interest penalties if not paid in the succeeding 30-day period. If
the designated billing office failed to notify the Contractor of a
defective invoice within the periods prescribed in subparagraph
(a)(3) of this clause, the due date on the corrected invoice will be
adjusted by subtracting from such date the number of days taken
beyond the prescribed notification of defects period. Any interest
penalty owed the Contractor will be based on this adjusted due date.
Adjustments will be made by the designated payment office for errors
in calculating interest penalties.

(i) For the sole purpose of computing an interest penalty that
might be due the Contractor, Government acceptance shall be deemed
to have occurred constructively on the 7th (unless otherwise
specified in this contract) after the Contractor delivered the
supplies or performed the services in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the contract, unless there is a disagreement over
quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with a contract
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provision. In the event that actual acceptance occurs within the
constructive acceptance period, the determination of an interest
penalty shall be based on the actual date of acceptance. The
constructive acceptance requirement does not, however, compel
Government officials to accept supplies or services, perform
contract administration functions, or make payment prior to
fulfilling their responsibilities.

(ii) The following periods of time will not be included in the
determination of an interest penalty:

(A) The period between the defects notice and resubmission
of the corrected invoice by the Contractor.

(B) For incorrect electronic funds transfer (EFT)
information, in accordance with the EFT clause of this contract.

(iii) Interest penalties will not continue to accrue after the
filing of a claim for such penalties under the clause at 52.233-1,
Disputes, or for more than 1 year. Interest penalties of less than
$1 need not be paid.

(iv) Interest penalties are not required on payment delays due
to disagreement between the Government and the Contractor over the
payment amount or other issues involving contract compliance or on
amounts temporarily withheld or retained in accordance with the
terms of the contract. Claims involving disputes, and any interest
that may be payable, will be resolved in accordance with the clause
at 52.233-1, Disputes.

(5) Prompt payment discounts. An interest penalty also shall be
paid automatically by the designated payment office, without request
from the Contractor, if a discount for prompt payment is taken
improperly. The interest penalty will be calculated as described in
subparagraph (a)(4) of this clause on the amount of discount taken
for the period beginning with the first day after the end of the
discount period through the date when the Contractor is paid.

(6) Additional interest penalty. (i) a penalty amount,
calculated in accordance with paragraph (a)(6)(iii) of this clause,
shall be paid in addition to the interest penalty amount if the
Contractor--

(A) Is owed an interest penalty of $1 or more;

(B) Is not paid the interest penalty within 10 days after
the date the invoice amount is paid; and

(C) Makes a written demand to the designated payment office
for additional penalty payment, in accordance with paragraph
(a)(7)(ii) of this clause, postmarked not later than 40 days after
the invoice amount is paid.

(ii)(A) Contractors shall support written demands for
additional penalty payments with the following data. No additional
data shall be required. Contractors shall--

(1) Specifically assert that late payment interest is due
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under a specific invoice, and request payment of all overdue late
payment interest penalty and such additional penalty as may be
required;

(2) Attach a copy of the invoice on which the unpaid late
payment interest was due; and

(3) State that payment of the principal has been received,
including the date of receipt.

(B) Demands must be postmarked on or before the 40th day
after payment was made, except that--

(1) If the postmark is illegible or nonexistent, the
demand must have been received and annotated with the date of
receipt by the designated payment office on or before the 40th day
after payment was made; or

(2) If the postmark is illegible or nonexistent and the
designated payment office fails to make the required annotation, the
demand's validity will be determined by the date the Contractor has
placed on the demand; provided such date is no later than the 40th
day after payment was made.

(iii)(A) The additional penalty shall be equal to 100 percent of
any original late payment interest penalty, except--

(1) The additional penalty shall not exceed $5,000;

(2) The additional penalty shall never be less than $25; and

(3) No additional penalty is owed if the amount of the
underlying interest penalty is less than $1.

(B) If the interest penalty ceases to accrue in accordance
with the limits stated in paragraph (a)(4)(iii) of this clause, the
amount of the additional penalty shall be calculated on the amount
of interest penalty that would have accrued in the absence of these
limits, subject to the overall limits on the additional penalty
specified in paragraph (a)(6)(iii)(A) of this clause.

(C) For determining the maximum and minimum additional
penalties, the test shall be the interest penalty due on each
separate payment made for each separate contract. The maximum and
minimum additional penalty shall not be based upon individual
invoices unless the invoices are paid separately. Where payments are
consolidated for disbursing purposes, the maximum and minimum
additional penalty determination shall be made separately for each
contract therein.

(D) The additional penalty does not apply to payments
regulated by other Government regulations (e.g., payments under
utility contracts subject to tariffs and regulation).

(b) Contract financing payments--(1) Due dates for recurring
financing payments. If this contract provides for contract
financing, requests for payment shall be submitted to the designated
billing office as specified in this contract or as directed by the
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Contracting Officer. Contract financing payments shall be made on
the 30th day after receipt of a proper contract financing request by
the designated billing office. In the event that an audit or other
review of a specific financing request is required to ensure
compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract, the
designated payment office is not compelled to make payment by the
due date specified.

(2) Due dates for other contract financing. For advance
payments, loans, or other arrangements that do not involve recurring
submissions of contract financing requests, payment shall be made in
accordance with the corresponding contract terms or as directed by
the Contracting Officer.

(3) Interest penalty not applicable. Contract financing payments
shall not be assessed an interest penalty for payment delays.

(c) Fast payment procedure due dates. If this contract contains
the clause at 52.213-1, Fast Payment Procedure, payments will be
made within 15 days after the date of receipt of the invoice.

I.7 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER--CENTRAL
CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (MAY 1999)

(a) Method of payment. (1) All payments by the Government under
this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT),
except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this clause. As used in
this clause, the term "EFT" refers to the funds transfer and may
also include the payment information transfer.

(2) In the event the Government is unable to release one or more
payments by EFT, the Contractor agrees to either--

(i) Accept payment by check or some other mutually agreeable
method of payment; or

(ii) Request the Government to extend the payment due date
until such time as the Government can make payment by EFT (but see
paragraph (d) of this clause).

(b) Contractor's EFT information. The Government shall make
payment to the Contractor using the EFT information contained in the
Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. In the event that
the EFT information changes, the Contractor shall be responsible for
providing the updated information to the CCR database.

(c) Mechanisms for EFT payment. The Government may make payment by
EFT through either the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network,
subject to the rules of the National Automated Clearing House
Association, or the Fedwire Transfer System. The rules governing
Federal payments through the ACH are contained in 31 CFR part 210.

(d) Suspension of payment. If the Contractor's EFT information in
the CCR database is incorrect, then the Government need not make
payment to the Contractor under this contract until correct EFT
information is entered into the CCR database; and any invoice or
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contract financing request shall be deemed not to be a proper
invoice for the purpose of prompt payment under this contract. The
prompt payment terms of the contract regarding notice of an improper
invoice and delays in accrual of interest penalties apply.

(e) Contractor EFT arrangements. If the Contractor has identified
multiple payment receiving points (i.e., more than one remittance
address and/or EFT information set) in the CCR database, and the
Contractor has not notified the Government of the payment receiving
point applicable to this contract, the Government shall make payment
to the first payment receiving point (EFT information set or
remittance address as applicable) listed in the CCR database.

(f) Liability for uncompleted or erroneous transfers. (1) If an
uncompleted or erroneous transfer occurs because the Government used
the Contractor's EFT information incorrectly, the Government remains
responsible for--

(i) Making a correct payment;

(ii) Paying any prompt payment penalty due; and

(iii) Recovering any erroneously directed funds.

(2) If an uncompleted or erroneous transfer occurs because the
Contractor's EFT information was incorrect, or was revised within 30
days of Government release of the EFT payment transaction
instruction to the Federal Reserve System, and--

(i) If the funds are no longer under the control of the
payment office, the Government is deemed to have made payment and
the Contractor is responsible for recovery of any erroneously
directed funds; or

(ii) If the funds remain under the control of the payment
office, the Government shall not make payment, and the provisions of
paragraph (d) of this clause shall apply.

(g) EFT and prompt payment. A payment shall be deemed to have been
made in a timely manner in accordance with the prompt payment terms
of this contract if, in the EFT payment transaction instruction
released to the Federal Reserve System, the date specified for
settlement of the payment is on or before the prompt payment due
date, provided the specified payment date is a valid date under the
rules of the Federal Reserve System.

(h) EFT and assignment of claims. If the Contractor assigns the
proceeds of this contract as provided for in the assignment of
claims terms of this contract, the Contractor shall require as a
condition of any such assignment, that the assignee shall register
in the CCR database and shall be paid by EFT in accordance with the
terms of this clause. In all respects, the requirements of this
clause shall apply to the assignee as if it were the Contractor. EFT
information that shows the ultimate recipient of the transfer to be
other than the Contractor, in the absence of a proper assignment of
claims acceptable to the Government, is incorrect EFT information
within the meaning of paragraph (d) of this clause.

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(i) Liability for change of EFT information by financial agent.
The Government is not liable for errors resulting from changes to
EFT information made by the Contractor's financial agent.

(j) Payment information. The payment or disbursing office shall
forward to the Contractor available payment information that is
suitable for transmission as of the date of release of the EFT
instruction to the Federal Reserve System. The Government may
request the Contractor to designate a desired format and method(s)
for delivery of payment information from a list of formats and
methods the payment office is capable of executing. However, the
Government does not guarantee that any particular format or method
of delivery is available at any particular payment office and
retains the latitude to use the format and delivery method most
convenient to the Government. If the Government makes payment by
check in accordance with paragraph (a) of this clause, the
Government shall mail the payment information to the remittance
address contained in the CCR database.

I.8 52.243-7 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES (APR 1984)

(a) Definitions. "Contracting Officer," as used in this clause,
does not include any representative of the Contracting Officer.
"Specificially Authorized Representative (SAR)," as used in this
clause, means any person the Contracting Officer has so designated
by written notice (a copy of which shall be provided to the
Contractor) which shall refer to this subparagraph and shall be
issued to the designated representative before the SAR exercises
such authority.

(b) Notice. The primary purpose of this clause is to obtain
prompt reporting of Government conduct that the Contractor considers
to constitute a change to this contract. Except for changes
identified as such in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer,
the Contractor shall notify the Administrative Contracting Officer
in writing promptly, within calendar days from the date that the
Contractor identifies any Government conduct (including actions,
inactions, and written or oral communications) that the Contractor
regards as a change to the contract terms and conditions. On the
basis of the most accurate information available to the Contractor,
the notice shall state--

(1) The date, nature, and circumstances of the conduct regarded
as a change;

(2) The name, function, and activity of each Government
individual and Contractor official or employee involved in or
knowledgeable about such conduct;

(3) The identification of any documents and the substance of any
oral communication involved in such conduct;

(4) In the instance of alleged acceleration of scheduled
performance or delivery, the basis upon which it arose;

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(5) The particular elements of contract performance for which
the Contractor may seek an equitable adjustment under this clause,
including--

(i) What contract line items have been or may be affected by
the alleged change;

(ii) What labor or materials or both have been or may be
added, deleted, or wasted by the alleged change;

(iii) To the extent practicable, what delay and disruption in
the manner and sequence of performance and effect on continued
performance have been or may be caused by the alleged change;

(iv) What adjustments to contract price, delivery schedule,
and other provisions affected by the alleged change are estimated;
and

(6) The Contractor's estimate of the time by which the
Government must respond to the Contractor's notice to minimize cost,
delay or disruption of performance.

(c) Continued performance. Following submission of the notice
required by (b) above, the Contractor shall diligently continue
performance of this contract to the maximum extent possible in
accordance with its terms and conditions as construed by the
Contractor, unless the notice reports a direction of the Contracting
Officer or a communication from a SAR of the Contracting Officer, in
either of which events the Contractor shall continue performance;
provided, however, that if the Contractor regards the direction or
communication as a change as described in (b) above, notice shall be
given in the manner provided. All directions, communications,
interpretations, orders and similar actions of the SAR shall be
reduced to writing promptly and copies furnished to the Contractor
and to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer shall
promptly countermand any action which exceeds the authority of the
SAR.

(d) Government response. The Contracting Officer shall promptly,
within calendar days after receipt of notice, respond to the notice
in writing. In responding, the Contracting Officer shall either--

(1) Confirm that the conduct of which the Contractor gave notice
constitutes a change and when necessary direct the mode of further
performance;

(2) Countermand any communication regarded as a change;

(3) Deny that the conduct of which the Contractor gave notice
constitutes a change and when necessary direct the mode of further
performance; or

(4) In the event the Contractor's notice information is
inadequate to make a decision under (1), (2), or (3) above, advise
the Contractor what additional information is required, and
establish the date by which it should be furnished and the date
thereafter by which the Government will respond.

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(e) Equitable adjustments. (1) If the Contracting Officer
confirms that Government conduct effected a change as alleged by the
Contractor, and the conduct causes an increase or decrease in the
Contractor's cost of, or the time required for, performance of any
part of the work under this contract, whether changed or not changed
by such conduct, an equitable adjustment shall be made--

(i) In the contract price or delivery schedule or both; and

(ii) In such other provisions of the contract as may be
affected.

(2) The contract shall be modified in writing accordingly. In
the case of drawings, designs or specifications which are defective
and for which the Government is responsible, the equitable
adjustment shall include the cost and time extension for delay
reasonably incurred by the Contractor in attempting to comply with
the defective drawings, designs or specifications before the
Contractor identified, or reasonably should have identified, such
defect. When the cost of property made obsolete or excess as a
result of a change confirmed by the Contracting Officer under this
clause is included in the equitable adjustment, the Contracting
Officer shall have the right to prescribe the manner of disposition
of the property. The equitable adjustment shall not include
increased costs or time extensions for delay resulting from the
Contractor's failure to provide notice or to continue performance as
provided, respectively, in (b) and (c) above.

I.9 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with
the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon
request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text
available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed
electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.arnet.gov/far

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PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT NO.
NUMBER TITLE DATE PAGES

J.1 Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet, Standard Form 1411 (1
page)

J.2 Cost and Price Analysis, ETA form 8555 (8 pages)

J.3 Statement of Financial Capability, ETA 8554 (2 pages)

J.4 Cost Contractor's Invoice, ETA 3100-1 (1 page)

J.5 Cost Contractor's Detailed Statement of Cost, ETA 3-2 (1 page)

J.6 Client Authorization Letter (1 page)

J.7 Past Performance Evaluation Questionnaire (2 pages)

J.8 Past Performance Reference Information (2 pages)

J.9. Vets-100 - Federal Contractor Veterans Employment Report, OMB
1293-0005 (2 pages)

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND
OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

K.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE

The following solicitation provisions pertinent to this
section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number,
Title, and Date) in accordance with the FAR provision at FAR
"52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in
Section L of this solicitation. See FAR 52.252-1 for an internet
address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a
provision.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.203-11 CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING APR 1991
PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL
TRANSACTIONS

K.2 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
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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 ____________________________________________________

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K.3 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION,
PROPOSED DEBARMENT, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS
(MAR 1996)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, that -

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals -

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

(B) Have [ ] have not [ ], within a 3-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 public (Federal, state, or local) 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 or receiving stolen property;
and

(C) Are [ ] are not [ ] presently indicted for, or
otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity
with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in subdivision
(a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision.

(ii) The Offeror has [ ] has not [ ], within a 3-year period
preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for
default by any Federal agency.

(2) "Principals," for the purposes of this certification, means
officers; directors; owners; partners; and, persons having primary
management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity
(e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a subsidiary,
division, or business segment, and similar positions).

THIS CERTIFICATION CONCERNS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF AN
AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE MAKING OF A FALSE, FICTITIOUS,
OR FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATION MAY RENDER THE MAKER SUBJECT TO
PROSECUTION UNDER SECTION 1001, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the
Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the
Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted
or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of
this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of
an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will
be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror's
responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification
or provide such additional information as requested by the
Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to
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require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in
good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this
provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not
required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent
person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a
material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when
making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly
rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies
available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate
the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

K.4 52.215-6 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (OCT 1997)

(a) The offeror or respondent, in the performance of any contract
resulting from this solicitation, [ ] intends, [ ] does not
intend [check applicable block] to use one or more plants or
facilities located at a different address from the address of the
offeror or respondent as indicated in this proposal or response to
request for information.

(b) If the offeror or respondent checks "intends" in paragraph (a)
of this provision, it shall insert in the following spaces the
required information:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Place of performance (street | Name and address of owner and
(street address, city, state, | operator of the plant or facility
county, code) | if other than offeror or respondent
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___________________________________|__________________________________
___________________________________|__________________________________
___________________________________|__________________________________
___________________________________|__________________________________
___________________________________|__________________________________
___________________________________|__________________________________
___________________________________|__________________________________
___________________________________|__________________________________
___________________________________|__________________________________

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K.5 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS
(OCT 2000)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
code for this acquisition is-- 541720.

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(2) The small business size standard is 5 million [average
annual receipts for 3 preceding fiscal yrs].

(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.

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 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, as used in this provision, 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.
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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, as used in this provision,
means a small business concern--

(1) 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
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.

K.6 52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS
(FEB 1999)

The offeror represents that--

(a) It [ ] has, [ ] has not participated in a previous contract or
subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this
solicitation; the clause originally contained in Section 310 of
Executive Order No. 10925, or the clause contained in Section 201 of
Executive Order No. 11114;
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(b) It [ ] has, [ ] has not filed all required compliance reports;
and

(c) Representations indicating submission of required compliance
reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before
subcontract awards.

K.7 52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (APR 1984)

The offeror represents that--

(a) It [ ] has developed and has on file, [ ] has not developed
and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action
programs required by the rules and regulations of the Secretary of
Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2), or (b) It [ ] has not previously had
contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs
requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

K.8 52.227-15 STATEMENT OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND
RESTRICTED COMPUTER SOFTWARE (MAY 1999)

(a) This solicitation sets forth the work to be performed if a
contract award results, and the Government's known delivery
requirements for data (as defined in FAR 27.401). Any resulting
contract may also provide the Government the option to order
additional data under the Additional Data Requirements clause at
52.227-16 of the FAR, if included in the contract. Any data
delivered under the resulting contract will be subject to the Rights
in Data--General clause at 52.227-14 that is to be included in this
contract. Under the latter clause, a Contractor may withhold from
delivery data that qualify as limited rights data or restricted
computer software, and deliver form, fit, and function data in lieu
thereof. The latter clause also may be used with its Alternates II
and/or III to obtain delivery of limited rights data or restricted
computer software, marked with limited rights or restricted rights
notices, as appropriate. In addition, use of Alternate V with this
latter clause provides the Government the right to inspect such data
at the Contractor's facility.

(b) As an aid in determining the Government's need to include
Alternate II or Alternate III in the clause at 52.227-14, Rights in
Data--General, the offeror shall complete paragraph (c) of this
provision to either state that none of the data qualify as limited
rights data or restricted computer software, or identify, to the
extent feasible, which of the data qualifies as limited rights data
or restricted computer software. Any identification of limited
rights data or restricted computer software in the offeror's
response is not determinative of the status of such data should a
contract be awarded to the offeror.
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(c) The offeror has reviewed the requirements for the delivery of
data or software and states [offeror check appropriate block]--

[ ] None of the data proposed for fulfilling such requirements
qualifies as limited rights data or restricted computer software.

[ ] Data proposed for fulfilling such requirements qualify as
limited rights data or restricted computer software and are
identified as follows:

____________________________________________________________________

Note: "Limited rights data" and "Restricted computer software"
are defined in the contract clause entitled "Rights in
Data--General."

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K.9 SIGNATURE BLOCK

I, the undersigned, do hereby attest that all representations and
certifications made in this Section K are true.

Also, I, the undersigned, am aware of the penalties prescribed in
18 U.S. Code 1001 for making false statements in offers; and I am
legally authorized to bind the company or organization represented.

__________________________________________ _____________
(Signature) (Date)

__________________________________________
(Typed or Printed Name)

__________________________________________
(Title)

__________________________________________
(Solicitation Number)

__________________________________________
(Name of Company/Organization Represented)

__________________________________________
(Address, including Zip Code)

_______________________________________
(Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 NOTICE LISTING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE FEB 2000
ACQUISITION

L.2 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE
ACQUISITION (FEB 2000)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Discussions are negotiations that occur after establishment of the
competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer's discretion, result in
the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

In writing or written means any worded or numbered expression which can be
read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically
transmitted and stored information.

Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the
solicitation's closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or
made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

Proposal revision is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation
closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the
result of negotiations.

Time, if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days,
unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms
and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge
receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in
the amendment(s).

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(1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are
permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be
submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the
office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date
specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the
offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is
marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and
(c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show--

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror
(and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms,
conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish
any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each
item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic
addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror's
behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal.
Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent's
authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing
office.

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any
modifications or revisions 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 proposal or revision is
due.

(ii)(A) Any proposal, modification or revision 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--

(1) 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 proposals; or

(2) 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

(3) It is the only proposal received.

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

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

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government
processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for
receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent
Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time
specified for receipt of proposals 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.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time
before award. Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn
orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be
withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the
conditions specified in the provision at 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals.
Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized
representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is
established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(vi) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this provision, a late
modification or revision of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its
terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is
received and may be accepted.

(vii) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice or telegram (including
mailgram) received at any time before award. If the solicitation authorizes
facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any
time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision entitled
"Facsimile Proposals." Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an
authorized representative, if the representative's identity is made known and
the representative signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(viii) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government
processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for
receipt of proposals 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 proposals
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.
If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m.,
local time, for the designated Government office.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror may propose
to provide any item or combination of items.

(5) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in
English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars,
unless the provision at FAR 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is
included in the solicitation.

(6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before
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the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response
to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(7) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by
the Contracting Officer.

(8) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are
effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Offer expiration date. Proposals in response to this solicitation will be
valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet (unless a
different period is proposed by the offeror).

(e) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their
proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or
used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall--

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend: This proposal includes
data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be
duplicated, used, or disclosed--in whole or in part-- for any purpose other than
to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as
a result of--or in connection with-- the submission of this data, the Government
shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent
provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the
Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained
from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction
are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:
Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction
on the title page of this proposal.

(f) Contract award. (1) The Government intends to award a contract or
contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose
proposal(s) represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the
factors and subfactors in the solicitation.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the
Government's interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in
proposals received.

(4) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract
without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR
15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the
offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The
Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer
later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines
that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range
exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the
Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range
to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most
highly rated proposals.

(5) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a
quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered,
unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.
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(6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after
considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government's best
interest to do so.

(7) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a
rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

(8) The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the
prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items.
Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the
price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or
understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis
techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines
that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(9) If a cost realism analysis is performed, cost realism may be considered
by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk.

(10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished
to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result
in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(11) The Government may disclose the following information in postaward
debriefings to other offerors:

(i) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the
successful offeror;

(ii) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed
by the agency during source selection;

(iii) A summary of the rationale for award; and

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

L.3 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a CPFF contract
resulting from this solicitation.

L.4 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (AUG 1996)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and
copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting
Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed
as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt
from:

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KEITH A. BOND

Hand-Carried Address:

U.S. Department of Labor, ETA/OGCM
Division of Contract Services
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room C-4310
Washington DC 20210

Mailing Address:

U.S. Department of Labor, ETA/OGCM
Division of Contract Services
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-4203
Washington DC 20210

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated
above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

L.5 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions
by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given
in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their
full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed
provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror
and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the
full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the
provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate
information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a
solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these
address(es):

http://www.arnet.gov/far

L.6 PAST PERFORMANCE

Offerors shall submit the following information as part of their
proposal for both the offeror and proposed major subcontractors:

A. A list of all relevant contracts and subcontracts completed
during the past three (3) years and all contracts and subcontracts
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currently in process. The reference should be on project/work
similar in nature. Contracts listed may include those entered into
by the Federal Government, agencies of state and local governments
and commercial customers. Offerors that are newly formed entities
without prior contracts should list contracts and subcontracts as
required above for all key personnel. Include the following
information for each contract and subcontract:

1. Name of contracting activity
2. contract number
3. Contract type
4. total contract value
5. contract work
6. contracting officer and telephone
7. program manager and telephone
8. administrative contracting officer, if different from #6
and telephone number
9. list of major subcontractors

B. The offeror may provide information on problems encountered on
subcontracts identified in A above and corrective actions taken to
Offerors should not provide general information of their performance
contracts. General performance information will be obtained from

C. The offeror may describe any quality of awards or certifications
offeror possess a high quality process for developing and producing
required. Identify what segment of the company (one division or the
received the award or certification. Describe when the award or
bestowed. If the award or certification is over three years old,
qualifications still apply.

D. Each offeror will be evaluated on his/her performance under
contracts for similar products or services. Performance information
responsibility determinations and as an evaluation factor against
rankings will be compared to assure best value to the Government.
on information that demonstrates quality of performance relative to
the procurement under consideration. The contractor's reference
Section J.8 will be used to collect this information. References
the offeror may be contacted by the Government with the information
evaluation of the offerors's past performance. The Government may
decide not to contact all of the references provided by the offeror.
providing reference information about an offeror's past performance

L.7 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL

(A) - General:

Your proposal must be submitted in four (4) separate and direct
parts as outlined below, consisting of the number of stated
copies and accompanied by the required supportive materials to
insure that the proposal will be considered responsible to the
Request for Proposals.

Part 1 - Original and two (2) signed copies of completed
Standard Form 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, and all
attachments thereto except those items required in Part 2
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3 and 4 will be submitted as outlined in their respective
parts.

Legible copies are acceptable. (All copies shall be ink-signed.)

Part 2 - A detailed Technical Proposal in an original and
four (4) copies as further outlined below. The Technical
Proposal shall not make reference to cost or price data so
that an independent technical evaluation may be made on the
basis of technical merit alone. Failure to comply with this
requirement will result in a determination of nonrespon-
siveness. Proposals specifying less than one hundred twenty
(120) days Government Acceptance may be considered not
acceptable. Any exceptions taken by a proposer to any
provisions of this Request for Proposals or any condition
placed upon a proposal may result in a finding of not
acceptable. Only one proposal may be submitted by each
respondent.

Part 3 - Past Performance Information as described in L.6 and
M.2(C).

Part 4 - A detailed Business Management Proposal as further
outlined in the below instructions and consisting of:

(a) Three (3) copies of Exhibit A - Cost and Price
Analysis, ETA 8555 (Mar. 1981)

(b) One (1) copy of Exhibit B - Statement of Financial
Capability, ETA 8554 (Mar. 1981)

(c) "One (1) each Accounting System Certification
which is a statement certifying that the offeror
has an established accounting system with internal
controls adequate to safeguard their assets,
insure that funds are accounted for by cost
categories, check the accuracy and reliability of
the accounting data, promote operating efficiency
and permit compliance with Government requirements
and accounting procedures with respect to Cost
Reimbursement types of contracts. The statement
shall be executed by a certified public accountant
(CPA), licensed public accountant, a bona-fide
accounting or audit organization such as Defense
Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) or an entity of
equivalent status acceptable to the Government."
Failure to include the above stated supportive
materials with your proposal will be a basis for
determination of not acceptable.

NOTE: Part 1, 2, 3 and 4 should be sealed in separate envelopes
and included in one master package. The RFP number and related
Part numbers outlined above, if applicable, must be shown in the
upper left hand corner of each of the envelopes as well as the
master package.

(B) - Technical Proposal (Part 2):
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Your technical proposal should be specific and complete. Your
proposal should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the
requirements of the attached schedule (PART I - SECTION C) and a
logical plan for accomplishment.

To facilitate proposal evaluation, the offeror shall submit as
part of the proposal a separate enclosure entitled "Technical
Proposal." The information should be keyed to each paragraph of
the technical proposal requirements as outlined below:

Problem and Approach

The technical proposal must at a minimum provide:

1. The proposal shall provide a statement of the scope of work in
offeror's own words to demonstrate the offeror's complete
understanding of the intent and requirements.

2. The proposal shall fully describe the proposed technical
approach to comply with each of the requirements specified under the
statement of work.

Experience

The proposal shall describe the offeror's past experience in
performing work of a similar nature.

Personnel

The proposal shall specify the type of personnel and provide a
resume of professional persons that will be employed to perform the
contract. The proposal shall also specify how the professional
personnel under the contract will operate organizationally. At a
minimum, the resume shall include:

(a) Previous work experience, including duties, dates and
employing organizations. Duties must be clearly defined in terms of
roles performed; i.e., manager, team leader, consultant, etc.

(b) A statement of work completed or under-way which is
relevant to the proposed work under this contract.

(d) Contemplated position.

3. The offeror's technical approach and schedule for accomplishing
the objectives, including identification of possible technical
problems and solutions.

4. A general work plan organized to show major work tasks and
subtasks for conducting the project.

5. A staffing chart listing names, qualifications, and experiences
of key personnel.
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6. A description of the firm's qualifications in terms of relevant
previous experience, facilities and other resources. A description
of prior projects that illustrate the offeror's relevant experience
and expertise must be provided along with names and telephone
numbers of client references.

The offeror shall complete and submit all certifications included in
or attached to this Request for Proposals.

The Cost Analysis (Exhibit A) and Financial Capability Forms
(Exhibit B) support information shall be augmented as follows:

Offerors are required to submit cost proposals fully supported by
cost and pricing data adequate to establish the reasonableness of
the proposed costs.

1. Most current published annual balance sheet and profit or
loss statement.

2. The offeror shall furnish a total cost breakdown utilizing
the enclosed cost and price analysis form.

(a) Include the backup data to support the type of labor
and estimated numbers of hours within each category.

(b) Include a breakdown of the amount estimated for
travel including destination, duration, purpose and cost (per diem
and transportation).

(c) Include backup data to support the estimated amount
of material and subcontracting (if applicable) including description
of materials to be procured, basis for proposed subcontract, type of
subcontract and amounts proposed.

3. List the names and addresses of any subcontractor* the
offeror intends to use in the performance of a resulting contract.
Include the following information about the subcontract(s).

(a) How subcontractor was selected?

(b) Has the subcontractor submitted a cost proposal?

(d) What is the total cost of (each) subcontract?

(e) What services (skills) will the subcontract provide?

(f) What experience does the subcontractor have in this
technical area?

*Also provide the above information for consultants you intend to
use in the performance of a resulting contract.

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Applications should consist of the individual's resume, a brief
sample of relevant work and list of references. Prior to the formal
review, applications will be screened to insure that all the
information requested in this proposal is provided and complete.

L.8 LETTERS OF COMMITMENT - KEY PERSONNEL, (OCT 2000)

1. All proposed key personnel listed in Section H.8 require written,
signed (by employee/contingency hire), and dated letters of
commitment. The Offeror shall provide letters of commitment from
current employees that state they: (1) will remain employed by the
Offeror; and (2) will work full time, or the percentage of time
designated in the RFP, for at least six months on the resultant
contract if awarded to the Offeror. The letters of commitment must
reflect agreement on salary, benefits and position.

2. Letters of commitment must also be submitted for contingency
hires, defined as persons not currently employed but who have
executed a binding letter of commitment for employment with the
Offeror, if the Offeror receives award under subject solicitation.
The letter of commitment must reflect agreement on salary, benefits
and position. New hires may not be proposed for key personnel. (A
new hire is defined as specified or unspecified persons to fill an
empty position who are neither identified as a current employee of
the Offeror (or proposed subcontractor) nor as a contingency hire).

3. For those key personnel designated by the Contracting Officer, a
binding signed employment contract between the key person(s) and the
employer/offeror contingent upon DOL awarding the employer/offeror
the resultant contract must be provided with the proposal in order
for the proposal to be considered responsive or technically
acceptable. The employment contract must: (1) be for at least six
months from the date of the award of the contract by DOL to the
employer/offeror; (2) state that the employee will work full time,
or the percentage of time designated in the RFP, on the resultant
contract if awarded to the employer/offeror; and (3) the employment
contract must address salary, benefits, and position.

L.9 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

The key personnel positions and their required time commitment are
listed as follows:

PROJECT DIRECTOR -- Must have a graduate degree in economics, public
administration or business administration and 5 years of relevant
experience in managing a project of this level of complexity. They
must possess knowledge and skills in the area of WIA implementation,
One-Stop operations, evaluation study design and the application of
the latest statistical methodologies. The Project Director must have
the knowledge, skills and abilities to engage in interviewing senior
policy makers and developing and carrying out a complicated work
plan within a scheduled timetable. Further, they must have
demonstrated the ability to manage staff with varied backgrounds and
specialty skill-sets. Time commitment - 25%.

statistical methodologies. Must have a graduate degree in economics,
public administration or business administration and three years of
relevant experience in related work. Time Commitment - full time.

SENIOR RESEARCHER -- One who has demonstrated both knowledge and
experience in the area of WIA implementation, One-Stop operations,
evaluation study design and the application of the latest
statistical methodologies. Must have a bachelor's degree in
economics, public administration or business administration and
three years of relevant experience in related work. Time Commitment
- 50%.

L.10 CONFIRMATION OF PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL (OCT 2000)

The following certificate shall be provided upon request by the
Contracting Officer should discussions be required and revisions
and/or best and final offers be requested.

I certify that the proposed key personnel are still available
for performance under any contract resulting from this solicitation,
and that the letters of commitment are still valid. I base this
certification on written and/or oral confirmation which I received,
within the past 30 days, from each individual proposed to fill the
Key Personnel requirements. I further certify that I possess copies
of written confirmations I received from each individual, and/or a
memorandum to the file documenting oral confirmation of that
individual's availability. I further promise to immediately inform
the Government of any changes in the availability of any proposed
key personnel.

Date of Certification

By (Name and Signature of company president)

L.11 REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION (RFC)

All requests for RFP clarification are due by 5:00 PM Local Time on
March 23, 2001.

Only electronic submission of requests will be accepted. They shall
be submitted to Mr. Harry B. Ladson at hladson@doleta.gov.

Should any RFC be received after the date stated above, the
Government reserves the right not to provide an answer. If,
however, in the Government's opinion, the RFC cites an issue of
significant importance, the government may provide written responses
to all offerors.

The Government will not provide any information concerning requests
for clarifications in response to telephone calls from offerors.
All requests will be answered electronically and provided to all
offerors at the DOLETA Internet site (HTTP://WWW.DOLETA.GOV).

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFEROR
TO CONTINUALLY VIEW THE WEBSITE FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS
SOLICITATION.

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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

52.217-3 EVALUATION EXCLUSIVE OF OPTIONS APR 1984

M.1 BASIS FOR AWARD (BEST VALUE)

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and make awards without
discussions with offerors. However, the Government reserves the
right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting
Officer to be necessary. Therefore, each offer should contain the
best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint.

A cost realism analysis shall be performed for all technically
acceptable offerors.

Contract award will be based on the combined evaluations of
Technical Approach, Individual Staff Experience and Qualification,
Past Performance, Work Plan, and Cost. The contract resulting from
this solicitation will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose
offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to provide the
"best value" to the Government, which may not necessarily be the
proposals offering the lowest cost nor receiving the highest
technical score.

It should be noted that cost is not a numerically weighted factor.
Although non-cost factors are significantly more important than
cost, cost is an important factor and should be considered when
preparing responsive offers (proposals). The importance of cost as
an evaluation factor will increase with the degree of equality of
the proposals in relation to the remaining evaluation factors. When
the offerors within the competitive range are considered essentially
equal in terms of technical, past performance and other non-cost
factors (if any), or when cost is so significantly high as to
diminish the value of the technical superiority to the Government,
cost may become the determining factor for award. In summary,
cost/non-cost trade offs will be made, and the extent to which one
may be sacrificed for the other if governed only by the tests of
rationality and consistency with the established factors.

Prospective contractors are advised that the selection of a
contractor for contract award is to be made, after a careful
evaluation of the offers (proposals) received, by a panel of
specialists chosen by DOL/ETA. Each panelist will evaluate the
proposals for technical acceptability using a range of scores
assigned to each factor. The factors are presented in the order of
emphasis that they will receive (i.e., Factor A has the greatest
weight, Factor B the second greatest weight, etc.). The scores will
then be averaged to select a contractor for award on the basis of
their proposal being the most advantageous to the Government, price
and other factors considered.

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M.2 CRITERIA FOR AWARD

Prospective offerors are advised that the selection of an offeror
for contract award is to be made after a careful evaluation of the
proposals received, by a panel selected by DOL/ETA. Each panelist
will evaluate the proposals for acceptability using a range of
scores assigned to each factor. The scores will then be averaged to
select an offeror or develop a list of offerors with whom
negotiations may be conducted.

A. TECHNICAL APPROACH (30 points)

The contractor team's technical approach in undertaking the tasks
identified in Section C with respect to: (1) the rationale for the
proposed approach, (2) the data/information to be collected, (3) the
methods of data collection, and (4) analytical procedures to be
employed including underlying assumptions on which the analysis will
be based. The proposal should identify possible technical problems
and how the contractor intends to handle them. Particular attention
should be paid to addressing unique issues and evaluation factors
envisioned for the demonstrations being assessed.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT OFFERORS WILL BE EVALUATED UNDER THIS FACTOR
BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

(1) the rationale for the proposed approach,

(2) the data/information to be collected,

(3) the methods of data collection,

(4) analytical procedures to be employed including underlying
assumptions on which the analysis will be based, and

(5) identification of possible technical problems and how the
contractor intends to handle them.

C. INDIVIDUAL STAFF EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS (25 points)

This section of the proposal shall include sufficient information
for judging the quality and competence of staff proposed to be
assigned to the project to assure that they meet the required
qualifications. Successful performance of the proposed work depends
heavily on the qualifications of the individuals committed to this
project, and the adequacy of the time commitment for each individual
in relation to the specific tasks that they will perform.
Accordingly, the Government, in its evaluation of the contractor's
proposal, will place considerable emphasis on the contractor's
commitment of personnel qualified for the work involved in
accomplishing the assigned tasks.

This section of the proposal shall provide the current employment
status of personnel proposed for work under this RFP--i.e., whether
these personnel are currently employed by the contractor or are
dependent upon planned recruitment or subcontracting. Where
subcontractors or outside assistance are proposed, organizational
control shall be clearly delineated so as to demonstrate and ensure
responsiveness to the needs of the Government.
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The following information shall also be furnished:

(1) The proposed Project Director

(2) The proposed project organization, including key personnel

(3) Staffing charts listing names, project roles,
qualifications, and experience of all professional personnel
(including outside consultants), staff time/time loading charts
showing the amount of time each staff person will devote to each
task and sub-task, and an indication of how staff will be allocated
to perform all necessary field work during the project.

(4) A resume for each professional personnel to be assigned to
the project. At a minimum, the resume shall include:

(a) The individual's current employment status and
previous work experience, including position title, dates in
position, duties performed, and employing organization. Duties
shall be clearly defined in terms of the role performed, e.g.,
management, team leader, consultant for technical assistance, lead
investigator, chief analyst.

(b) A statement of the work that the individual has
completed or which is currently underway for work that is relevant
to the proposed work.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT OFFERORS WILL BE EVALUATED UNDER THIS FACTOR
BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

(1) The experience and qualifications of the proposed Project
Director and the amount of time committed to the project. It is our
expectation that this position will require 25% of the proposed
individual's time. The Project Director must have a graduate degree
in economics, public administration or business administration and a
minimum of five years relevant experience in managing related work.
They must possess knowledge and skills in the area of WIA
implementation, One-Stop operations, evaluation study design and the
application of the latest statistical methodologies. The Project
Director must have the knowledge, skills and abilities to engage in
interviewing senior policy makers and developing and carrying out a
complicated work plan within a scheduled timetable. Further, they
must have demonstrated the ability to manage staff with varied
backgrounds and specialty skill-sets.

(2) The experience and qualifications of the two senior researchers
and the amount ot time committed to the project. It is our
expectation that these positions will require one senior researcher
at full time and one at 50% time commitment. They must possess
knowledge and skills in the area of WIA implementation, One-Stop
operations, evaluation study design and the application of the
latest statistical methodologies. The senior researcher designated
full time must have a graduate degree in economics, public
administration or business administration. The senior researcher
designated at 50% time commitment have a bachelor's degree in
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economics, public administration or business administration. Both
senior researchers must have three years relevant experience in
related work.

(3) The time commitment of all personnel assigned by name to the
project, according to task and subtask, (the number of hours per
month that each individual will devote to each aspect of the project
over its life).

(4) An explanation of how the proposed staff deployments are in line
with the contractor's design and approach for undertaking the tasks
outlined in ETA's proposed statement of work.

(5) The qualifications and experience of staff (including outside
consultants) along with brief resumes for each professional person
assigned to the project.

C. CONTRACTOR'S PAST PERFORMANCE (25 points)

This criterion shall represent 25% of the total score of the
proposal. Award may be made from the initial offers without
discussions. However, offerors will be provided the opportunity to
address unfavorable reports of past performance, if the offeror has
not had a previous opportunity to review the rating. Past
performance shall include evaluating offerors with no relevant
performance history, and shall provide offerors an opportunity to
identify past or current contracts (Federal, State and local
government and private) for efforts similar to the Government
requirement.

Offerors shall provide information on problems encountered on the
identified contracts and the offerors' corrective actions. The
Government shall consider this information, as well as information
obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror's past
performance. The contracting officer shall determine the relevance
of similar past performance information. Offerors shall submit past
performance information regarding predecessor companies, key
personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will
perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such
information is relevant to the instant acquisition. Offerors
without relevant past performance history or for whom information on
past performance is not available, may not be evaluated favorably or
unfavorably on past performance. In this instance the offeror would
receive a neutral score.

D. WORK PLAN (20 points)

A general design and work plan organized to show major work tasks
and sub-tasks for conducting the study. A description of the
offeror's plan for effective internal and external management of
the study including teaming with sub-contractors if necessary for
specific expertise, maintaining communication with ETA and other
study partners.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT OFFERORS WILL BE EVALUATED UNDER THIS FACTOR
BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

(1) General design of work plan.
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(2) Description of the offeror's internal and external management of
the study.

E. PRICE

Cost Realism will be performed as part of the proposal evaluation
process. The purpose of this evaluation shall be to (a) to verify
the offeror's understanding of the requirement; (b) to assess the
degree to which the cost/price proposal reflects the approaches
and/or risk assessments made in the technical proposal as well as
the risk that the offeror will provide the services for the offered
price/costs; and (c) assess the degree to which the cost reflected
in the cost/price proposal accurately represents the work effort
included in the technical offer (proposal).

M.3 DETERMINING OVERALL BEST VALUE

In order to determine which offeror represents the best overall
value, the Contracting Officer will make a series of paired
comparisons among only those offerors that submitted acceptable
offers (proposals). If, in any paired comparison, the offeror with
the higher expected value also has the lower price, then the
Contracting Officer will consider that offeror to represent the
better overall value. If the offeror with the higher expected value
has the higher price, then the Contracting Officer will decide
whether the difference in expected value is worth the difference in
price. If the Contracting Officer decides that it is, then they
will consider the offeror with the higher expected value and the
higher price to represent the better overall value. If not, then
the Contracting Officer will consider the offeror(s) with the lower
expected value and the lower price to represent the better value.
The Contracting Officer will continue to make paired comparisons in
this way until they have identified the best overall value.

Pursuant to FAR Subpart 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -
Competitive Acquisition, the Contracting Officer reserves the right
to award without discussion to the source(s) whose offer is the most
advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

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