Feasibility Studies for Commercial Services for Space-Based Earth and Space Weather observations

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR NOAA FEASIBILITY STUDIES NEEK0000-9-18096 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) located in Silver Spring, MD is planning to purchase several feasibility studies of space-based earth and space weather observation satellites that may be commercially available. This requirement is in three parts. Part A was solicited under DG133E-08-RQ-0883, with several studies awarded in 2008. Part B was solicited under DG133E-09-RQ-0400 with several studies awarded in 2009. This RFP is Part C and consists of three study topics described herein. Several study contracts are planned; each contract will be firm-fixed price. Each study contract will not exceed $25,000.00, contractors may be selected for one or more of these studies. The anticipated award date is August 2009. This action is a full and open competition and is unrestricted as to business size. The NAICS code for this action is 517410. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This action is issued as a request for proposal. The solicitation number is NEEK0000-9-18096. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-31. This process is being conducted under the test procedures for the procurement of commercial items under the authority of FAR 13.5. The following topics are the feasibility studies that require the contractor to provide their technical concept and commercial alternatives. Each study must contain an estimated cost for the technical approach outlined in the study. The estimated cost is a critical part of the study. The required topics for the feasibility studies(Part C) that are to be priced by contractors: APPENDIX A: ATMOSPHERIC CONSTITUENTS (OZONE PROFILES) Requirements Vertical Coverage: Tropopause - 60 km Vertical Cell Size: 3 km Horiz. Cell Size: 250 km Measurement Range: 0.1 - 15 ppmv Accuracy: 10% (15 - 60 km) 20% (Trop - 15 km) Precision: 3% (15 - 50 km) 10% (Trop - 15km, 50-60km) Long-term Stability: 2% over 7 years Conceptual Sensor Characteristics Mass : Less Than 70 kg Power: Less Than 110 W Data rate: Less Than 170 kbps Sensor Size: 35 x 54 x 56 cm Spectral Range: Nadir profiler 250 - 310 nm Spectral Sampling Interval: Nadir profiler 2.4 pixels per FWHM Spectral Resolution (FWHM) Nadir profiler 1.19 nm Field-of-View (FOV): Nadir profiler 16.7 x 0.3 deg Limb profiler 8.5 x 1.85 deg (3 slits) Revisit time Limb profiler 4 days (average) APPENDIX B: ATMOSPHERIC CONSTITUENTS (AEROSOLS) Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT). Aerosol Optical Thickness for this EDR, is defined as the extinction (scattering + absorption) vertical optical thickness of modes 1 (~ 0.1 ?m) and 2 (~ 1.0 ?m) of the bimodal aerosol size distribution at multiple wavelengths within the 0.4 - 2.4 micron spectral range (# - applies to total column optical depth). The refresh requirement for the climate products is to provide observations from the satellite nadir-track of any satellite carrying the aerosol polarimeter. The requirements below apply only under clear conditions. Requirements a. Vertical Coverage Surface to 30 km b. Horizontal Cell Size 10 km c. Vertical Cell Size Total column 1. from 0 to 2 km 2. from 2 to 5 km 3. >5 km d. Mapping Accuracy # 4 km e. Measurement Range # 1. Operational 0 to 2 2. Climate 0 to 5 f. Measurement Precision # 1. Operational 0.03 2. Climate 0.01 over ocean/0.03 over land g. Measurement Accuracy 1. Operational 0.03 over ocean 2. Climate over ocean Greater of .02 or 7 % over land Greater of 0.04 or 10 % h. Latency 90 minutes i. Refresh 1. Operational 6 hours 2. Climate N/A j. Long Term Stability 0.01 Aerosol Particle Size. Measurement of the bimodal size distribution of the aerosol population in terms of the effective radius re and effective variance ve of each mode. The effective radius is the ratio of the third moment of the aerosol size distribution to the second moment. The effective variance characterizes the width of the size distribution. The refresh requirement for the climate products is to provide observations from the satellite nadir-track of any satellite carrying the aerosol polarimeter. The requirements below apply only under clear conditions. (# -applies to the average column size distribution; - - applies only to sub-satellite pixels). Requirements a. Vertical Coverage Surface to 30 km b. Horizontal Cell Size 10 km c. Vertical Cell Size Total column 1. from 0 to 2 km 2. from 2 to 5 km 3. > 5 km d. Mapping Accuracy # 4 km e. Measurement Range 1. Operational -1 to +3 2. Climate 0 to 5 ?m for re 0 to 3 for ve f. Measurement Precision 1. Operational 0.3 2. Climate Greater of 0.05 ?m or 10 % for re Greater of 0.1 or 40 % for ve - g. Measurement Accuracy 1. Operational 0.3 over ocean 2. Climate Greater of 0.1 ?m or 10 % for re Greater of 0.3 or 50 % for ve - h. Refresh 1. Operational 6 hours 2. Climate N/A i. Long Term Stability Greater of 0.05 ?m or 10 % for re Greater of 0.2 or 40 % for ve - Aerosol Refractive Index, Single-Scattering albedo, and Shape (applies only to sub-satellite pixels). Measurement of the real part of the refractive index m and the single-scattering albedo ? of each mode of the bimodal aerosol size distribution at multiple wavelengths within the 0.4-2.4 micron spectral range and determination whether aerosol particles are spherical or non-spherical. Non-sphericity is detected when the value S = (Lmax Lmin-1 -1) > 0.3, where Lmax is the maximum length of the particle and Lmin is the minimum length of the particle. The value of S can be inferred form multi-angular measurements of the departure of scattered radiation from that expected from spherical aerosol particles. The refresh requirement for the climate products is to provide observations from the satellite nadir-track of any satellite carrying the aerosol polarimeter. The requirements below apply only under clear conditions (# - applies to the average column size distribution). Requirements a. Vertical Coverage Surface to 30 km b. Horizontal Cell Size 10 km c. Vertical Cell Size Total column 1. from 0 to 2 km 2. from 2 to 5 km 3. > 5 km d. Mapping Accuracy # 4 km e. Measurement Range # 1.3 to 1.7 for m 0 to 1 for ? f. Measurement Precision # 0.01 for m 0.02 for ? g. Measurement Accuracy # 0.02 for m 0.03 for ? h. Refresh N/A i. Long Term Stability 0.01 for m 0.02 for ? An Aerosol Conceptual Sensor: The Aerosol Polarimeter Sensor will measure aerosol concentration, size distribution, chemical composition and shape and could particle size and distribution. Its measurements will provide high quality radiometric data a function of polarization in the visible though short wave infrared spectral regions in support of climate studies. In addition it shall support worldwide operations by augmenting and enhancing operational applications. It will measure along track multi-angle radiances in orthogonal polarization at multiple wavelengths in the 0.4 to 2.25 micron region with polarization accuracy of 0.2%. Type: Passive multi angle photo polarimeter Fore-optics: Rotating polarization-compensated mirror assembly scanning along orbit- track from +510 to -63 0 from nadir Directionality : ~ 250 views of the scene Spectral Range: 412-2250 nm Measurements: 9 bands, the Stock parameters I,Q, U Polarizations (0, 90, 45, and 135 degrees) Polarization accuracy: 0.1-0.2% Ground Resolution at nadir: 5.6 km Approximate dimensions 60X 58X 47 cm Mass: < 68 kg Power : < 50 W Data rate : < 140 kbps APPENDIX C: WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION PROFILES Requirements Vertical depth of regard (DOR) 0-20 Vertical resolution: Tropopause to top of DOR 3 Top of BL to tropopause (~12 km)1 Surface to top of BL (~2 km) 0.5 Horizontal resolution (km) 350 Minimum Number of horizontal wind tracks 4 Number of collocated LOS wind measurements for horizontal wind calculation 2 = pair Velocity error Above BL 3 In BL 2 Minimum wind measurement success rateD 50 Conceptual Sensor Characteristics: Dimensions 1.5m x 2m x 1.8m Mass 567 Kg Power 1,500 W Data 4 Mbps Orbit: 400 km, circ, sun-syn., 6am - 6pm Selectively Redundant Design +/- 16 arcsec pointing knowledge (post-processed) X-band data downlink (150) Mbps); S-band TT&C Total Daily Data Volume 517 Gbits Delivery of interim and final report(s) shall be made to the NOAA COR and contracting officer that will be identified at time of award. Upon award, weekly telephone conferences shall be conducted by the awardee with the NOAA Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), as assigned by the Contracting Officer. A mid-term progress report shall be delivered not more than 45 calendar days after award, and a final report shall be delivered not more than 90 calendar days after award. The awardee shall deliver reports electronically to the COR, along with 3 paper copies. The awardee shall deliver a presentation of the final report, to be conducted at a location determined by the COR. Timely proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. 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. Contracting Officer shall make a best value award decision based on the following evaluation factors: Proposals will be evaluated against the requirements of the RFP and in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth below to determine the Offeror's demonstrated ability to perform the services required. General statements such as "the vast resources of our nationwide company will be used to perform the services required by the Statement of Work" are not sufficient. The Offeror shall clearly address each element of the proposal. Any proposal failing to address all of the elements may be considered indicative of the Offeror's lack of understanding in response to the Government's requirements and may be considered unacceptable. Factor I - Technical Concept- the Technical Concept meets the requirement utilizing commercially available products and services to the maximum extent possible. The technical concept is clear, concise and complete. Factor II - Organizational Resources -The Offeror demonstrates an ability to provide the proposed service through one or more of the following subfactors: documented ownership of necessary assets; documented investor interest; and maturity of business case including independent review or valuation. Factor III Past Performance - Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual sales of similar studies or services to industry or government agencies (contractor format for past performance data is desired). Past performance will consider the reviews/ratings of other users who presently use or used offerors services. Offerors must include records of at least three recent sales, within the last 5 years, and identify a point of contact for each by providing a name and telephone number. Failure to submit past performance information (or to address past performance) with your proposal will result in your proposal being made non responsive. Factor IV - Price. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information that is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material necessary for the Government to determine whether the services/study meets technical requirements. Technical capability combined with past performance is significantly more important than price, and the contracting officer may make award to other than the lowest priced offeror. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. Offerors shall complete their annual representations and certification at http://orca.bpn.gov and complete para. (b) of 52.212-3 or, if annual certifications not completed, complete and sign para (c) through (m) of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (FEB 2009) with its offer. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (OCT 2008), applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR 52.203-6, Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEPT 2006); FAR 52.219.8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (MAY 2004); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007); FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (SEPT 2006); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities (FEB 2008); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (OCT 2003), Clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. Clauses and provisions can be obtained at http://www.arnet.gov. The following Commerce Acquisition Regulation apply to the Acquisition: CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (MAR 2000), CAR 1352.201-71 Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) (FEB 2005), CAR 1352.208-70 Print (MAR 2000), CAR 1352.209-72 Restrictions Against Disclosure (MAR 2000), 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws (MAR 2000), CAR 1352.233-70 Harmless from Liability (MAR 2000), 1352.252-70 Regulatory Notice (MAR 2000). Commerce Acquisition Clauses provisions can be obtained at http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov. OMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR NOAA FEASIBILITY STUDIES NEEK0000-9-18096 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) located in Silver Spring, MD is planning to purchase several feasibility studies of space-based earth and space weather observation satellites that may be commercially available. This requirement is in three parts. Part A was solicited under DG133E-08-RQ-0883, with several studies awarded in 2008. Part B was solicited under DG133E-09-RQ-0400 with several studies awarded in 2009. This RFP is Part C and consists of three study topics described herein. Several study contracts are planned; each contract will be firm-fixed price. Each study contract will not exceed $25,000.00, contractors may be selected for one or more of these studies. The anticipated award date is August 2009. This action is a full and open competition and is unrestricted as to business size. The NAICS code for this action is 517410. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This action is issued as a request for proposal. The solicitation number is NEEK0000-9-18096. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-31. This process is being conducted under the test procedures for the procurement of commercial items under the authority of FAR 13.5. The following topics are the feasibility studies that require the contractor to provide their technical concept and commercial alternatives. Each study must contain an estimated cost for the technical approach outlined in the study. The estimated cost is a critical part of the study. The required topics for the feasibility studies(Part C) that are to be priced by contractors: APPENDIX A: ATMOSPHERIC CONSTITUENTS (OZONE PROFILES) Requirements Vertical Coverage: Tropopause - 60 km Vertical Cell Size: 3 km Horiz. Cell Size: 250 km Measurement Range: 0.1 - 15 ppmv Accuracy: 10% (15 - 60 km) 20% (Trop - 15 km) Precision: 3% (15 - 50 km) 10% (Trop - 15km, 50-60km) Long-term Stability: 2% over 7 years Conceptual Sensor Characteristics Mass : >70 kg Power: >110 W Data rate: >170 kbps Sensor Size: 35 x 54 x 56 cm Spectral Range: Nadir profiler 250 - 310 nm Spectral Sampling Interval: Nadir profiler 2.4 pixels per FWHM Spectral Resolution (FWHM) Nadir profiler 1.19 nm Field-of-View (FOV): Nadir profiler 16.7 x 0.3 deg Limb profiler 8.5 x 1.85 deg (3 slits) Revisit time Limb profiler 4 days (average) APPENDIX B: ATMOSPHERIC CONSTITUENTS (AEROSOLS) Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT). Aerosol Optical Thickness for this EDR, is defined as the extinction (scattering + absorption) vertical optical thickness of modes 1 (~ 0.1 ?m) and 2 (~ 1.0 ?m) of the bimodal aerosol size distribution at multiple wavelengths within the 0.4 - 2.4 micron spectral range (# - applies to total column optical depth). The refresh requirement for the climate products is to provide observations from the satellite nadir-track of any satellite carrying the aerosol polarimeter. The requirements below apply only under clear conditions. Requirements a. Vertical Coverage Surface to 30 km b. Horizontal Cell Size 10 km c. Vertical Cell Size Total column 1. from 0 to 2 km 2. from 2 to 5 km 3. >5 km d. Mapping Accuracy # 4 km e. Measurement Range # 1. Operational 0 to 2 2. Climate 0 to 5 f. Measurement Precision # 1. Operational 0.03 2. Climate 0.01 over ocean/0.03 over land g. Measurement Accuracy 1. Operational 0.03 over ocean 2. Climate over ocean Greater of .02 or 7 % over land Greater of 0.04 or 10 % h. Latency 90 minutes i. Refresh 1. Operational 6 hours 2. Climate N/A j. Long Term Stability 0.01 Aerosol Particle Size. Measurement of the bimodal size distribution of the aerosol population in terms of the effective radius re and effective variance ve of each mode. The effective radius is the ratio of the third moment of the aerosol size distribution to the second moment. The effective variance characterizes the width of the size distribution. The refresh requirement for the climate products is to provide observations from the satellite nadir-track of any satellite carrying the aerosol polarimeter. The requirements below apply only under clear conditions. (# -applies to the average column size distribution; - - applies only to sub-satellite pixels). Requirements a. Vertical Coverage Surface to 30 km b. Horizontal Cell Size 10 km c. Vertical Cell Size Total column 1. from 0 to 2 km 2. from 2 to 5 km 3. > 5 km d. Mapping Accuracy # 4 km e. Measurement Range 1. Operational -1 to +3 2. Climate 0 to 5 ?m for re 0 to 3 for ve f. Measurement Precision 1. Operational 0.3 2. Climate Greater of 0.05 ?m or 10 % for re Greater of 0.1 or 40 % for ve - g. Measurement Accuracy 1. Operational 0.3 over ocean 2. Climate Greater of 0.1 ?m or 10 % for re Greater of 0.3 or 50 % for ve - h. Refresh 1. Operational 6 hours 2. Climate N/A i. Long Term Stability Greater of 0.05 ?m or 10 % for re Greater of 0.2 or 40 % for ve - Aerosol Refractive Index, Single-Scattering albedo, and Shape (applies only to sub-satellite pixels). Measurement of the real part of the refractive index m and the single-scattering albedo ? of each mode of the bimodal aerosol size distribution at multiple wavelengths within the 0.4-2.4 micron spectral range and determination whether aerosol particles are spherical or non-spherical. Non-sphericity is detected when the value S = (Lmax Lmin-1 -1) > 0.3, where Lmax is the maximum length of the particle and Lmin is the minimum length of the particle. The value of S can be inferred form multi-angular measurements of the departure of scattered radiation from that expected from spherical aerosol particles. The refresh requirement for the climate products is to provide observations from the satellite nadir-track of any satellite carrying the aerosol polarimeter. The requirements below apply only under clear conditions (# - applies to the average column size distribution). Requirements a. Vertical Coverage Surface to 30 km b. Horizontal Cell Size 10 km c. Vertical Cell Size Total column 1. from 0 to 2 km 2. from 2 to 5 km 3. > 5 km d. Mapping Accuracy # 4 km e. Measurement Range # 1.3 to 1.7 for m 0 to 1 for ? f. Measurement Precision # 0.01 for m 0.02 for ? g. Measurement Accuracy # 0.02 for m 0.03 for ? h. Refresh N/A i. Long Term Stability 0.01 for m 0.02 for ? An Aerosol Conceptual Sensor: The Aerosol Polarimeter Sensor will measure aerosol concentration, size distribution, chemical composition and shape and could particle size and distribution. Its measurements will provide high quality radiometric data a function of polarization in the visible though short wave infrared spectral regions in support of climate studies. In addition it shall support worldwide operations by augmenting and enhancing operational applications. It will measure along track multi-angle radiances in orthogonal polarization at multiple wavelengths in the 0.4 to 2.25 micron region with polarization accuracy of 0.2%. Type: Passive multi angle photo polarimeter Fore-optics: Rotating polarization-compensated mirror assembly scanning along orbit- track from +510 to -63 0 from nadir Directionality : ~ 250 views of the scene Spectral Range: 412-2250 nm Measurements: 9 bands, the Stock parameters I,Q, U Polarizations (0, 90, 45, and 135 degrees) Polarization accuracy: 0.1-0.2% Ground Resolution at nadir: 5.6 km Approximate dimensions 60X 58X 47 cm Mass: < 68 kg Power : < 50 W Data rate : < 140 kbps APPENDIX C: WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION PROFILES Requirements Vertical depth of regard (DOR) 0-20 Vertical resolution: Tropopause to top of DOR 3 Top of BL to tropopause (~12 km)1 Surface to top of BL (~2 km) 0.5 Horizontal resolution (km) 350 Minimum Number of horizontal wind tracks 4 Number of collocated LOS wind measurements for horizontal wind calculation 2 = pair Velocity error Above BL 3 In BL 2 Minimum wind measurement success rateD 50 Conceptual Sensor Characteristics: Dimensions 1.5m x 2m x 1.8m Mass 567 Kg Power 1,500 W Data 4 Mbps Orbit: 400 km, circ, sun-syn., 6am - 6pm Selectively Redundant Design +/- 16 arcsec pointing knowledge (post-processed) X-band data downlink (150) Mbps); S-band TT&C Total Daily Data Volume 517 Gbits Delivery of interim and final report(s) shall be made to the NOAA COR and contracting officer that will be identified at time of award. Upon award, weekly telephone conferences shall be conducted by the awardee with the NOAA Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), as assigned by the Contracting Officer. A mid-term progress report shall be delivered not more than 45 calendar days after award, and a final report shall be delivered not more than 90 calendar days after award. The awardee shall deliver reports electronically to the COR, along with 3 paper copies. The awardee shall deliver a presentation of the final report, to be conducted at a location determined by the COR. Timely proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. 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. Contracting Officer shall make a best value award decision based on the following evaluation factors: Proposals will be evaluated against the requirements of the RFP and in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth below to determine the Offeror's demonstrated ability to perform the services required. General statements such as "the vast resources of our nationwide company will be used to perform the services required by the Statement of Work" are not sufficient. The Offeror shall clearly address each element of the proposal. Any proposal failing to address all of the elements may be considered indicative of the Offeror's lack of understanding in response to the Government's requirements and may be considered unacceptable. Factor I - Technical Concept- the Technical Concept meets the requirement utilizing commercially available products and services to the maximum extent possible. The technical concept is clear, concise and complete. Factor II - Organizational Resources -The Offeror demonstrates an ability to provide the proposed service through one or more of the following subfactors: documented ownership of necessary assets; documented investor interest; and maturity of business case including independent review or valuation. Factor III Past Performance - Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual sales of similar studies or services to industry or government agencies (contractor format for past performance data is desired). Past performance will consider the reviews/ratings of other users who presently use or used offerors services. Offerors must include records of at least three recent sales, within the last 5 years, and identify a point of contact for each by providing a name and telephone number. Failure to submit past performance information (or to address past performance) with your proposal will result in your proposal being made non responsive. Factor IV - Price. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information that is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material necessary for the Government to determine whether the services/study meets technical requirements. Technical capability combined with past performance is significantly more important than price, and the contracting officer may make award to other than the lowest priced offeror. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. Offerors shall complete their annual representations and certification at http://orca.bpn.gov and complete para. (b) of 52.212-3 or, if annual certifications not completed, complete and sign para (c) through (m) of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (FEB 2009) with its offer. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (OCT 2008), applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR 52.203-6, Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEPT 2006); FAR 52.219.8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (MAY 2004); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007); FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (SEPT 2006); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities (FEB 2008); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (OCT 2003), Clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. Clauses and provisions can be obtained at http://www.arnet.gov. The following Commerce Acquisition Regulation apply to the Acquisition: CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (MAR 2000), CAR 1352.201-71 Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) (FEB 2005), CAR 1352.208-70 Print (MAR 2000), CAR 1352.209-72 Restrictions Against Disclosure (MAR 2000), 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws (MAR 2000), CAR 1352.233-70 Harmless from Liability (MAR 2000), 1352.252-70 Regulatory Notice (MAR 2000). Commerce Acquisition Clauses provisions can be obtained at http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov.