Container Seedling Supply Project

The Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service, Central California Acquisition Services Area, Tahoe National Forest has a requirement for (FAR 5.203 and 12.603), Obtain supply of containerized seedlings from government furnished seed. This is a combined/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Number 2005-78 Effective November 25, 2014. This is solicitation no.AG-9JGP-S-15-0023, a Request for Quotations (RFQ) and is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code is 111421 - Nursery and Tree Production. The size requirement for this NAICS code is $.75 million. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract with base and 3 option years. Item No. Description Base 2015 01/12/15 -2/15/2016 Unit QTY Unit Price Total Price 1 Styro 10D or Equivalent (in thousands) M 389.3 - Pine and cedar ________ ________ 2 Styro 10D or Equivalent (in thousands) M 1. - True Firs ________ ________ 3 Styro 10D or Equivalent (in thousands) M 47.3 -Dougals Fir ________ ________ 4 Styro 10 or Equivalent (in thousands) M 75.1 - Pine and cedar ________ ________ 5 Styro 10 or Equivalent (in thousands) M 20. -True Firs ________ ________ 6 Styro 6 or Equivalent (in thousands) M 451.3 - Douglas Fir ________ ________ 1 Styro 8 or Equivalent (in thousands) M 67.3 -Sugar Pine ________ ________ Schedule of item for options years 2,3,and 4 is at attachment 1. Please return this page and the schedules for options years, 2,3 and 4. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS: The intent of this contract is to obtain supply of containerized seedlings from government furnished seed. Contractor Responsibility: The Contractor shall provide everything--including, but not limited to, all equipment, supplies, transportation, labor, and supervision--necessary to complete the project, except for that which the contract clearly states is to be furnished by the Government. Contractor must acknowledge and agree to not sell seeds or seedlings grown from seeds provided by the government to the public and shall provide these grown seedlings to the only authorized reciepient, the Eldorado National Forest, Placerville Nursery. Project Location & Description Location: The project required contractor facilities to supply seedlings and deliver seedling to the Eldorado National Forest, Placerville Nursery, 2375 Fruitridge Road, Camino, California, 95709. The Placerville Nursery is accessible year round via county roads. Any prospective contractor desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing from the Contracting Officer soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective contractors before the solicitation closing date. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract will not be binding. Estimated Start Date & Contract Time: 12 January 2015, with delivery in by February 15, 2016, and three option years. Total time is 4 years 33 days. Responses are due January 5, 2015, 4:00 pm Restrictions on Work Work may be performed at any time during the period of the contract, except as outlined here. Nothing in this part shall be construed to take away any of the Government's rights under the Suspension of Work Clause (52.242-14). Restrictions are as follows: 1. Seedling deliveries to the Placerville Nursery must be mutually agreed upon before delivery and can only be accepted between the hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Do not deliver on Federal Holidays. Delivery Time Frame: Receipt of the seedlings at Placerville Nursery, Camino, CA. is expected between January 15 and February 15 every year unless otherwise agreed upon. Failure to begin work on schedule will make the contract subject to immediate termination for default. Delays due to normal adverse weather, weekends and holidays have been included in the calculation of contract time. The Government reserves the right set the priority of items or sub-items. Award of more than one item to one contractor will not change the start work dates or the amount of contract time; times will run concurrently. Licenses and Insurance The contractor shall obtain the insurance and licenses listed here; (see also Section L, Notices to Offerors and Respondents). Camping and Housing Camping is not permitted in US Forest Service campgrounds. Contractor will not be permitted to camp elsewhere on US Forest Service land. Technical Requirements Definitions Items 1-5 - Container Packing Block: Styrofoam cube of various sizes in which trees are grown. Baggie: A quart size bag used for packaging trees for shipping in boxes. Box: A cardboard container used to store or ship trees. Plugs: Tree seedlings grown in Styrofoam blocks or plastic tubes. Grading: Evaluating each plug for quality and contract specifications. Each plug will be evaluated for the following: 1. Height: length of seedling from cotyledon scar to tip of bud. 2. Caliper: the diameter of the stem of the tree just below the cotyledon scar. 3. Damage: any cut to the stem, broken top or stripped needles or roots. 4. Disease: any fungus, blistering or abnormal growth of the tree. 5. Color: brown or yellow foliage in the upper two thirds of the tree. 6. Adequate Roots: enough roots to support the tree after replanting - more roots that tree top. Grit: Granular rock substance put on top of the medium in the plugs. Medium: Planting mix in which the plugs grow in the blocks. Terminal Bud: The bud located at the very tip or apex of the main growing stem. Cotyledon Scar: The point on the main stem of the seedling where the first needles were attached. It is located just above the ground line and is discernible by a slight swelling or ridge around the stem where the first needles or "cotyledons" were or are attached to the seedling. Specifications - Scope of Work - The contractor shall: a) Provide supervision, training, labor, and transportation except those specifically listed as Government-furnished. b) Notify the COTR or Inspector immediately of deficiencies or problems with seedlings. Item 1. Containers: Seedlings may be grown in a container that has a capacity of 10 cubic inches, such as styroblock 10D or equal. Container length (cavity depth) must be between 8 and 9 inches with a top diameter approximately 1.3 to 1.5 inches. Item 2. Containers: Seedlings may be grown in a container that has a capacity of 10 cubic inches, such as styroblock 10D or equal. Container length (cavity depth) must be between 8 and 9 inches with a top diameter approximately 1.3 to 1.5 inches. Item 3. Containers: Seedlings may be grown in a container that has a capacity of 10 cubic inches, such as styroblock 10D or equal. Container length (cavity depth) must be between 8 and 9 inches with a top diameter approximately 1.3 to 1.5 inches. Item 4. Containers: Seedlings may be grown in a container that has a capacity of 10 cubic inches, such as styroblock 10 or equal. Container length (cavity depth) must be between 6 and 7 inches with a top diameter approximately 1.7 to 1.9 inches. Item 5. Containers: Seedlings may be grown in a container that has a capacity of 6.6 cubic inches, such as styroblock 6 or equal. Container length (cavity depth) must be between 6 and 7 inches with a top diameter approximately 1.3 to 1.5 inches. Containers Seedling: Soil Media: Any combination of bark, peat moss, vermiculite, or soil (sand or clay) may be used providing not more than 20 percent is soil. The plug formed by the roots and soil medium must remain intact when pulled out of the cavity and must be firm enough to remain intact during normal handling associated with shipping and tree planting. The plug formed by the roots and growing media shall be moist. Packed seedlings shall not have any free water on the foliage. Seed lot identification: All seed lots must be positively identified throughout the sowing and all stages of seedling growth and on all shipping containers. The standard Forest Service seed lot codes must be included in the identification. Seedling specifications: Species top height Tolerance Diameter Tolerance All 11cm +/- 4cm 3.5mm +/- 1mm Top height is measured to the nearest centimeter from the root collar, defined as a point 2.5cm below the cotyledon scar, to the top of the terminal bud. Stem diameter is the cross-sectional diameter measured to the nearest 0.1 millimeter at a point 1.0 cm :below the cotyledon scar. Only one live seedling per cavity is permitted. The seedlings must have evident, tight terminal buds at time of scheduled delivery. Root elongation from bottom of containers will be restricted by growing seedlings in a manner which will provide air-pruning of roots. In addition to meeting the minimum size standards listed above, all acceptable seedlings must be alive and free of any disease, chlorosis or mechanical damage. All seedlings shall meet phyto-sanitary certification regulations of any State (California or grower State or Province) and any U.S. Federal regulations pertaining to shipments of plants into the U.S. and the State of California. Conditioning for Field Planting: Beginning at least 45 days immediately prior to the delivery date, the seedlings shall be gradually hardened off. This may include reducing the amounts of water and /or fertilizer and also exposing the seedlings to ambient temperatures and /or shortened day-length. Full dormancy shall be attained by December 15 of each year. Packing and Shipping of containers or Plugs: a. The containers or plug seedlings shall be prepared for transportation prior to delivery as follows or by mutually agreeable alternative methods. b. Seedlings shall be removed from tubes and crates, and packed vertically approximately 10-15 seedlings to each individual plastic bag. Plastic bags containing seedlings shall then be packed in heavy-waxed treated corrugated paper boxes (used in the conifer tree seedling industry) containing a moisture barrier on the bottom. c. Seedlings shall be cooled to 31 degrees F minimum to 33 F for three days prior to shipping. d. Stored trees shall be maintained at 32-34 degrees F and with 90% + relative humidity inside the boxes. A recording hydro thermograph shall be used in the tree storage room. The recordings shall be available for inspection by the Contracting Officer's Representative. e. Each box shall be identified with two labels; labels shall be placed on one side and one end, with a minimum of one-inch numerals. The label shall contain species, elevation, number of seedlings, seed lot number, and bid item number. The seed lot number shall incorporate the Placerville Nursery Seed Lot ID. f. Shipping shall be in a refrigerated truck at temperatures no higher than 34 degrees F or lower than 32 degrees F. Delivery shall be to the Placerville Nursery in Camino, CA. The individual National Forests may arrange to pick up their seedlings at the facility or a closer alternative delivery location. This must be arranged in conjunction with the Placerville Nursery. Telephone the Placerville Nursery Office at +1 (555) 000-0000 or 5021 for the Nursery Manager or Bob Bunch prior to shipment to arrange for unloading seedlings from the truck to the tree cooler. g. The plug seedlings shall be delivered without being subjected to drying, freezing, or delays. Once the trees are in shipment they must not be allowed to sit on docks or in any way be delayed during transit. Moisture stress will be equal to or less than one atmosphere of pressure. Technical Specifications - GRADING/PACKING The following are general grading criteria for acceptable seedlings: Color -- Conifer seedlings should be a blue-green to yellow-green in color. Depending on age and species, variations in green may occur and reasonable tolerances will be made. Form -- General form for acceptable seedlings will be free of kinked root systems and abnormal stem swelling, and the seedling meets height, caliper and root length specifications. Due to some genetic characteristics and traits, acceptable form characteristics for one seedling source may be unacceptable for another. The following are defects that render seedlings unusable. Seedlings with any of these defects are to be discarded as culls: (a) Any injury to the main stem or tap root. (b) Diseased tops or roots. (c) Roots pruned too short during lifting. (d) Dead trees, or more than 50% dead foliage on 1-0 and more than 20% of second year foliage on 2-0, 3-0 and transplants. (e) Roots with loops, knots, twists, crooks or discernible creases. (f) "J" or "L" shaped roots if the angle of turn is greater than 45 degrees, and measured greater than 5cm horizontally from the terminal root. (g) Torn roots if the tear occurs above where the pruning cut will occur. (h) Stripped roots where the live cambium and bark is pulled off. (i) Little or no fine roots or root hairs. (For 2-0 each lateral root should have 60% coverage of root hairs; for 1-0 each lateral root should have 40% coverage.) Government-Furnished Property Seeds. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES 52.246-4 Inspection of Services--Fixed-Price (AUG 1996) QUALITY CONTROL PLAN - The Contractor shall conduct inspections on all units in accordance with his/her Quality Control Plan (QCP). The Contractor's Quality Control Plan shall be submitted and accepted by the Government prior to any work starting. GOVERNMENT INSPECTIONS Government inspections are for the purpose of satisfying the Government that the services are acceptable and do not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for maintaining quality control. The Contracting Officer's Representative or designated inspector will conduct all inspections. The Contractor (or designated representative) is encouraged to be present to observe inspections. Summary results will be made available on request. Compliance Inspections. Visual compliance inspections will be made on a periodic basis. Such inspections are not final and do not constitute acceptance by the Government. Final Inspections. Final (formal) inspections for payment will be made on completed sub-items only. Contractor shall request final inspections in writing and give the Forest Service at least two working days advanced notice. Inspections will be completed within four working days after the notice is received If the work is not ready for inspection at the time specified by the Contractor, the cost associated with the inspection attempt may be charged to the Contractor. Disputed Inspection. The Contractor may request re-inspection without rework if the results are unacceptable. Re-inspection must be requested in writing within 48 hours after receiving written notice of the inspection results. Re-inspection will be accomplished within five working days after receipt of the contractor's written request. The same sampling and inspection procedures will be used, but new samples will be taken. The inspection pattern will be shifted so that new samples will not overlap previously inspected samples. Results will be rounded to the nearest whole percent. If re-inspection results are within five percentage points of the first inspection, the original inspection result will be used in determining acceptability and payment. If re-inspection results are greater than five percentage points above or below the first inspection, the re-inspection results will be used. If the re-inspection results are within five percentage points of the first inspection, the Contractor shall pay the actual costs of the re-inspection. Re-inspection after Rework. Where rework after a failed inspection may improve the inspection results, the Contractor may rework the area and request (in writing) a second inspection. The Government will charge to the Contractor the cost of this additional inspection. Re-inspection will be accomplished within five working days after the notice is received. The results of the second inspection will be final, and no further rework will be permitted. Areas not ready for re-inspection at the time specified by the Contractor will not be re-inspected, and the results of the first inspection will be final. GOVERNMENT CONTACT: O'Laine T. Martinez +1 (555) 000-0000, Don Tinsley : +1 (555) 000-0000 PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: 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://acquisition.gov/comp/far/loadmainre.html FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (APR 2014) FAR.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (MAY 2014) 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) (Apr 1984)' 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims. (May 2014) 52.232-25 Prompt Payment. (Jul 2013) 52.233-1 Disputes. (May 2014) Alternate 1 (DEC 1991) 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989) 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form) (Apr 1984) 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. (Jan 1991) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (APR 2014) ADDENDUM NOTE: The Government assumes no responsibility for any conclusions or interpretations made by the Contractor based on information made available by the Government. Nor does the Government assume responsibility for any understanding reached or representation made concerning conditions which can affect the work by any of its officers or agents before the execution of the contract based on this solicitation, unless that understanding or representation is expressly stated in the contract. Any prospective contractor desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request in writing from the Contracting Officer soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective contractors before the solicitation closing date. Oral explanation or instructions given before award of a contract will not be binding. License and Insurance. Worker's Compensation Insurance: The contractor shall provide evidence of Workers Compensation Insurance or a written explanation as to why they contractor is exempt from the requirement. Note: The contractor working alone is not required to care the insurance. Provide documentation. Before work and start on this project, the contractor shall provide documentation showing compliance with the license and insurance requirements of this solicitation. Failure to provide the information will not change the date for starting work, and contract time will begin before contractor is actually is permitted to begin to work. Once contract time begins, the contract shall provide the documentation within 10 days or 20% (whichever is less) or the contract may be terminated for default in accordance with the clause governing default. SUBMISSION OF QUOTES: The response due date is Monday, January 5, 2015 before 1600 HRS PST. Quotes may be: (1)Faxed to +1 (555) 000-0000, it is the contractor's responsibility to obtain confirmation of all pages prior to due date. The office fax machine is not manned at all times. The government takes no responsibility for non-receipt of package. (2) Quotes may be emailed to contact@example.gov and backup alternate for confirmation only contact@example.gov. (3) Quotes may be mailed/hand carried to Tahoe National Forest, attention Tracy Martinez, Contracting Officer, 631 Coyote Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 The minimum information required in the quote is as follows: (1) Solicitation No.; (or page 1 and attachment 1 of combined synopsis solicitation) (2) Company Name, POC Name, Address, Phone, Email on company business letterhead or form. (3) Detailed Pricing, including any delivery charges, excise tax or other fees (4) Detailed specifications addressing all government requirements, Technical proposal/past performance (5) Delivery time upon receipt of order (6) Remit to address, if different than mailing address; (7) DUN AND BRADSTREET NUMBER to verify Central Contractor Registration http://www.ccr.gov ; (8) AGAR 452.209 -70 Representation by corporations regarding an unpaid delinquent tax liability or a felony conviction (deviation 2012-01) alternate 1 (FEB 2012) (9) Active registration in System for Award Management (SAM) OR completed hardcopy of the Representations and Certifications at FAR 52.212-3; and (10) Acknowledgement of any Solicitation amendments 52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS. (OCT 2014) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Capability/Approach (includes Key Personnel, Availability, Quality and Safety, Schedule) Relevant and Current Past Performance Price/cost Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal Officer state, in accordance with FAR 15.304, the relative importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, when compared to price.] (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. (NOV 2014) The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision- "Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program. "Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service- (1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or (2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties. "Highest-level owner" means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner. "Immediate owner" means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees. "Inverted domestic corporation", as used in this section, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 7874. "Manufactured end product" means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except- (1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) FSG 88, Live Animals; (4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables; (5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products; (8) FSC 9610, Ores; (9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and (10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. "Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. "Restricted business operations" means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate- (1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan; (4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization; (5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or (6) Have been voluntarily suspended. "Sensitive technology"- (1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically- (i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or (ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and (2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)). "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). "Small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. "Small disadvantaged business concern", consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that- (1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by- (i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and (ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition. "Subsidiary" means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned- (1) Directly by a parent corporation; or (2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation. "Veteran-owned small business concern" means a small business concern- (1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans. "Women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern- (1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and (2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program" (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States. (b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the SAM website. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorpor...