FA7000-16-T-0178 Playground Equipment

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation IAW FAR 12.603 This combined synopsis/solicitation is for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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 (formal) solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as solicitation number FA7000-16-T-0178, in accordance with FAR Parts 12 & 13.5. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-89, effective 15 Aug 2016. The North American Industry Classification System Code [NAICS] is 339920 and the business size standard of 750 employees. The acquisition is set aside for small business. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which if received timely, will be considered by the 10th Contracting Squadron, USAF Academy (USAFA). The government bears no legal liability for bid cost associated with this request for quote. Vendors should not submit a quote unless they are willing to absorb all cost associated with submitting a quote. Quotes submitted with used, reconditioned, refurbished, gray market, or liquidated stock will not be considered for award. The Government will award a contract on an - all or none basis, multiple awards shall not be contemplated. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. This Solicitation is being issued in accordance with (IAW) FAR Parts 12 and 13 as a Request for Quote. IAW FAR 13.004, in all instances throughout this solicitation any use of the word - proposal should be understood as - quote. All instances of the word - offeror should be understood as - quoter. All instances of the word - award should be understood as - order. Quotes supplied in response to this solicitation are not binding. The requirement will be awarded to the Quoter IAW 52.212-2, found herein. Please read and comply with all requirements for submitting a quote under the solicitation instructions and the addenda to FAR 52.212-1. Failure to comply with all instructions contained within this synopsis/solicitation could result in the quote being ineligible for award. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure their quote meets all the requirements identified herein. It is the USAF Academy's preference/intent is to acquire only domestic end products per the Buy American Act, except as provided in FAR 25.103. Foreign offers will be evaluated per DFARS 225.502 when comparing domestic and foreign offers. This requirement is for commercial off-the-shelf items, therefore; the manufacturing country of origin will determine if the offer is foreign or domestic. I. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM The USAF Academy has a Brand Name or Equal requirement to purchase a PlayBooster (Ages 5-12) & Rhapsody Outdoor Musical Instruments with Installation or Equal product. Quotes must be submitted in accordance with the bid schedule listed below. Please provide a price for each CLIN (round Unit and Extended Prices to the nearest whole dollar). CLIN Item Qty Unit Price Extended Price 0001 PlayBooster (Ages 5-12) in accordance with Product List or Equal product. Or Equal Product better than or equal to the following characteristics: One (1) PlayBooster (or equal). Salient characteristics for the climbing structure: 2 regular tan color slides 1 Tower turbo twist tube slide tan in color 2 separate rock climbing panels 3 separate rope courses 1 set of ladder steps 6 separate brown panel platforms (decks) throughout equipment 2 level tree house within equipment with a tree house roof Corkscrew climber Set of ring pull Swiggleknots bridge Clatterbridge with 84 planks, brown in color Green firepole Ascent insert with motto: Service before Self, Integrity First, Excellence in all we do Wiggle ladder at 72" Different shades of browns for panels surrounding 4 enclosed areas 5 Hand rails throughout structure on both sides Equipment shall meet the Architectural Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Standards, and the Architectural Barriers Act 1 Each $___________ $___________ 0002 Rhapsody Outdoor Musical in accordance with Product List or Equal product. One (1) Rhapsody Musical Area (or equal). Salient characteristics for the freestanding music and sensory equipment: Animato Metallophone - natural green on top panel, tan trim, and brown in color frame Goblet drum - tan rim around white drum and brown frame Gandioso chimes - brown frame with silver chimes Kundu drum - tan rim around white drum and brown frame Vivo metallophone - natural green on top panel, tan trim, and brown in color frame Equipment shall meet the Architectural Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Standards, and the Architectural Barriers Act 1 Each $___________ $___________ 0003 Delivery, Incidental Installation & Rubber Safety Surface The dimensions of this project are the following: Full play area 83 feet x 45 feet. Entire area shall have light-tan poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing. Underlying base must be properly compacted (e.g. crushed concrete, recycled tire material) Playground area 76 feet 8 inches x 44 feet (this does not include the musical instruments) ? Delivery and Incidental Installation The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, certifications, and other services necessary to deliver and install materials and equipment for the Falcon Trail Youth Center located at 5132 Cathedral Drive Located on USAFA, 80840. 1 Each $___________ $___________ TOTAL $ Installation will take place during normal duty hours (0615-1800). Prior to installation, vendor will meet with government to discuss actual placement on the playground to allow maximum visibility and supervision of youth at all times. The installing contractor shall be factory certified so as no existing warranties, for the materials, will be voided. II. SOLICITATION INSTRUCTIONS Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in the addenda to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items (listed below). The quoter shall submit their quote on company letterhead to include the following: solicitation number, contact name, address, telephone number of the offeror, unit price, extended price, any discount terms, delivery terms, cage code, DUNS number, size of business, and warranty information. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. Descriptive literature and technical specifications must contain adequate information to judge if products meet or exceed the characteristics supplied in the solicitation and address each salient characteristic listed. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Oct 2015), incorporated by reference Addenda to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Oct 2015): 1. This Solicitation is being issued in accordance with (IAW) FAR Parts 12 and 13.5 as a Request for Quote. IAW FAR 13.004, in all instances throughout this solicitation any use of the word "proposal" should be understood as "quote". All instances of the word "offeror" should be understood as "quoter". All instances of the word "award" should be understood as "order". Quotes supplied in response to this solicitation are not binding. Award of this requirement will be offered to the Quoter IAW FAR 52.212-2. 2. Late submissions: a. Quoters are responsible for submitting quotations 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 quotations are due. b. Any quotation received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of quotations is late and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quotation would not unduly delay the acquisition c. If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that quotations cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of quotations 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 quotations 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. 3. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b), Submission of Quotes: Submit signed and dated quote via e-mail or fax to 10th Contracting Squadron, 10 CONS/LGCB, Attn: Mark Holmes, Contract Specialist, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315. Email address is mark.holmes,7@us.af.mil, phone number 719-333-4504 Fax number is (719) 333-6088. In his absence, please contact Suzanne Snyder, Contracting Officer at 719-333-3460 at email address suzanne.snyder @us.af.mil. Quotes must be submitted by 27 September 2016, 2:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). 4. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(h), Multiple awards is amended as follows: - The Government will award a contract on an - all or none basis, multiple awards shall not be contemplated. 5. Quotation preparation instructions: a. General Instructions: To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The response shall consist of three (3) separate parts; Part I - Price, Part II- Technical Information - Descriptive/Specification Literature, and Part III - Contract Documentation (Representation and Certification). b. PART I - PRICE QUOTATION - Submit the price quote in accordance with the contract line item (CLIN) structure as listed in this solicitation. The unit price multiplied by the quantity must equal the extended price to the nearest dollar. The unit price shall control any conflict between the unit price and the extended amount submitted in response to the solicitation. c. PART II - TECHNICAL/DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE - Quoters must submit technical information (Descriptive literature/specifications) that adequately demonstrates their quote meets the salient characteristics requirement in contract line item (CLIN) 0001, 00002, and 0003 of this solicitation. A general statement of compliance or restatement of the salient characteristics is insufficient. Ensure the descriptive literature addresses each salient characteristic listed. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the quote and literature. If a vendor cannot comply with every requirement the quote will not be considered. d. PART III - CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION (Representation and Certification). (1) Either complete Representation and Certification in the System of Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov or the necessary fill-ins and certification in the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (Jul 2016), Alt I (Oct 2014) . This provision was updated in July 2016; if the offeror completed the provision on SAM prior to this date, it is advised that the offeror complete a hard copy of the provision and include it with the quote. (2) Contractors must be registered with SAM (www.sam.gov) to conduct business with the Department of Defense. A purchase order cannot be awarded to a company without this registration. (3) The provision at DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments program Certificate, must be completed and returned with the quote. This provision is included within this solicitation. (4) Price quotes must be Firm-Fixed Price. Quotes that are FOB: Destination need to include shipping and handling charges with the unit price (i.e., single line item price without shipping listed as a separate cost). (5) Provide a written statement that the offeror's proposal incorporates all amendments to the solicitation (if applicable). FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) a. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: I. Meeting salient characteristics on a Pass/Fail basis in accordance with the attached Equipment List and FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal. II. Price Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: This is a competitive acquisition in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13.5. The evaluation process will proceed as follows: 1. Price Evaluation. Initially, vendors quotes shall be ranked according to price. The proposed prices will be determined by multiplying the quantity by the contractor's proposed unit price to confirm the extended amount for each contract line item (CLIN). The price evaluation will document the reasonableness and affordability of the proposed total evaluated price. 2. Technical Evaluation. Award will be made to the quote with the lowest evaluated price that meets or exceeds the salient characteristics on pass/fail basis IAW FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, of this requirement per the attached Equipment List. Brand name product or equal products must meet the minimum salient characteristics. Paragraphs b and c are not applicable as shown below (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. (End of Provision) FAR 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) The provision at DFAR 252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate applies to this acquisition: 252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate. (NOV 2014) (a) Definitions. - Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item, - component, - domestic end product, - foreign end product, - qualifying country, - qualifying country end product, and - United States, as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program'Basic clause of this solicitation. (b) Evaluation. The Government (1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and (2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program. (c) Certifications and identification of country of origin. (1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program'Basic clause of this solicitation, the offeror certifies that (i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product; and (ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country. (2) The offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products: Line Item Number Country of Origin (3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (ii) of the definition of - domestic end product: Line Item Number Country of Origin (If known) (End of provision) III. CONTRACT PROVISIONS CLAUSES The following provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 1984) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 2006) 52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Oct 1995) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions'Commercial Items (May 2015) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) 52.219-8 Utilization of Smal Business Concerns (Oct 2014) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003)7997 52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities (Jul 2014) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) 52.222-50 Combat Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration (Jul 2013) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors (Dec 2013) 52.333-1 Disputes (May 2014) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013) 252.203-7997 Prohibition on Contracting with Entitites that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Deviation 2016-O0003) 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Products (Apr 1992) 252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors (May 2016) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program - Basic (Aug 2016) 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors (Aug 2016) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving (Jun 2012) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.243.7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 2012) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013) The following provisions and clauses are incorporated by full text: 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JUN 2016) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- - Covered contractor information system means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information. - Federal contract information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public Web sites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments. - Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009). - Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502). - Safeguarding means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems. (b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures. (1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls: (i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems). (ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute. (iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems. (iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems. (v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices. (vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems. (vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse. (viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals. (ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices. (x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems. (xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks. (xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner. (xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems. (xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available. (xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed. (2) Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556. (c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system. (End of clause) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015) applies to this acquisition and the following addenda applies: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015) Text in paragraph (c) is deleted and replaced with the following: Changes in terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of certain changes such as administrative changes including changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc. authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and its supplements that may be made unilaterally by the Contracting Officer (for a complete list of changes that may be made unilaterally, see FAR 43.103(b). (End of Addendum) FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (JUN 2016) (a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (a) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (b) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clause in this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (b)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509). (ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17. (iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). (v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). (vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). (viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40. (x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (xi) _X_ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). ___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627). (xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.) (xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67) (xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658). (xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). (xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6. (xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. (End of Clause) 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 address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of Clause) 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Dec 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in t...