Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC SW) combined synopsis/solicitation for services necessary for all labor, management supervision, tools, m... This is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) from Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC SW) combined synopsis/solicitation for services necessary for all labor, management supervision, tools, material and equipment to provide COVID-19 EPA approved electrostatic fogging disinfecting deep cleaning, which may include damp wiping for high touch surfaces, for various installations within the NAVFAC SW Area of Responsibility (AOR) to include Navy and Marine Corp installation (MCI) within its geographic AOR of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. This procurement is to establish a firm fixed price (FFP) performance based contract with several quantity options that will be funded, as the requirement is needed. This solicitation is prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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 solicitation will not be issued. This is 100 percent set aside for small business concerns. All quotes submitted will be accepted by the Government. Competitive quotes are being requested under N62473-20-Q-0009. This RFQ is being procured under NAICS code is 562910 and business size standard is $22 Million. Basis for award: The Government anticipates awarding an FFP performance based contract for recurring and nonrecurring services as a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) proposal. Technical Specification: See Attachment I – Technical Spec The Following CLINs are In Accordance With (IAW) Attachment I: Period of Performance (POP): April 15, 2020 – April 14, 2021 *Level I- Electrostatic Fogging Application with Hospital Grade Disinfectant that is EPA Approved IAW Attachment I. $ __________ SqFt. *Level II- Electrostatic Fogging Application with Hospital Grade Disinfectant that is EPA Approved including Damp Wipe high contact touch surfaces, IAW Attachment I. $ __________ SqFt. *Level III- Electrostatic Fogging Application with Hospital Grade Disinfectant that is EPA Approved and Damp Wipe high contact touch surfaces. 3 Stage Decontamination Chamber. Full Bio-Hazard PPE (Personal Protection Equipment). Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) Meter Testing $ __________ SqFt. *Level I-III- Mobilization Fee $ __________ EACH CLIN: 0001 – FUNDED COVID-19 EPA approved electrostatic fogging disinfecting deep cleaning, which may include damp wiping for high touch surfaces, for various installations within the NAVFAC SW AOR for 100,000 SF of infected area to be treated as determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or the Technical POC. 100,000 SqFt. at $ __________ SqFt. CLIN: 0002 – QUANTITY OPTION COVID-19 EPA approved electrostatic fogging disinfecting deep cleaning, which may include damp wiping for high touch surfaces, for various installations within the NAVFAC SW AOR for 100,000 SF of infected area to be treated as determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or the Technical POC. 100,000 SqFt. at $ __________ SqFt. CLIN: 0003 – QUANTITY OPTION COVID-19 EPA approved electrostatic fogging disinfecting deep cleaning, which may include damp wiping for high touch surfaces, for various installations within the NAVFAC SW AOR for 100,000 SF of infected area to be treated as determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or the Technical POC. 100,000 SqFt. at $ __________ SqFt. CLIN: 0004 – QUANTITY OPTION COVID-19 EPA approved electrostatic fogging disinfecting deep cleaning, which may include damp wiping for high touch surfaces, for various installations within the NAVFAC SW AOR for 100,000 SF of infected area to be treated as determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or the Technical POC. 100,000 SqFt. at $ __________ SqFt. CLIN: 0005 – QUANTITY OPTION COVID-19 EPA approved electrostatic fogging disinfecting deep cleaning, which may include damp wiping for high touch surfaces, for various installations within the NAVFAC SW AOR for 100,000 SF of infected area to be treated as determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or the Technical POC. 100,000 SqFt. at $ __________ SqFt. CLIN: 0006 – QUANTITY OPTION COVID-19 EPA approved electrostatic fogging disinfecting deep cleaning, which may include damp wiping for high touch surfaces, for various installations within the NAVFAC SW AOR for 100,000 SF of infected area to be treated as determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or the Technical POC. 100,000 SqFt. at $ __________ SqFt. CLIN: 0007 – QUANTITY OPTION COVID-19 EPA approved electrostatic fogging disinfecting deep cleaning, which may include damp wiping for high touch surfaces, for various installations within the NAVFAC SW AOR for 800,000 SF of infected area to be treated as determined by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and/or the Technical POC. 800,000 SqFt. at $ __________ SqFt. Quote must include the following: (1) The solicitation number, reference: N6247320Q0009 COVID-19 Disinfecting Deep Cleaning (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the Offeror; (3) Price and any discount terms; (4) “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address; (5) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212- 3(b) for those representations and certifications that the proposal shall complete electronically); (6) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; (7) Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. (8) Individually listed labor categories, direct labor hours, direct/burdened hourly labor rates for each labor category. (9) Unit price for each required material/complete Exhibit Line Item Number (ELIN) Pricing Schedule. (10) Licenses and Certifications. See technical acceptability evaluation factor below for details. Quotes are due by 01 April 2020, at 6:30 AM, Pacific Time. Questions and quotes shall be E-mail to Christopher Jennen at christopher.j.jennen@navy.mil. All request for information shall be received by 01 April 2020. The point of contact for this solicitation is Christopher Jennen at christopher.j.jennen@navy.mil or (619) 305-8600. Please include RFQ N6247320Q0009 on all inquiries. Offerors are responsible for submitting quotations so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. Any quotes received at the Government office designated in the RFQ after exact time specified for receipt of quotations is late and will not be considered unless it is received before contract issuance and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quotation would not unduly delay the acquisition. Offeror must comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposal; if the proposal does not comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the proposal, the proposal may be considered non-responsive and may render the quote ineligible for award. All responding vendors must have a completed registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) website prior to award of contract. Information can be found at https://www.sam.gov/. Complete SAM registration means a registered DUNS and CAGE Code numbers. Attachments: Attachment I: Technical Specification Attachment II: Wage Determination Attachment III: ELIN Schedule Attachment IV: PM Reports – Contractor status provided THE RFQ AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. No hard copies will be provided. Amendments will be posted on the web site for downloading. Amendments will be posted on beta.SAM.gov for downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments; therefore, IT IS THE OFFEROR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEB SITE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION. The Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any quotations. The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible Offeror submitting the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-92, Effective 18 November 2016 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Publication Notice 20161104, Effective 04 November 2016 provisions. The clauses can be accessed in full text at www.farsite.hill.af.mil. FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial (Deviation 2018-O0013) and 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, incorporated by reference, applies to this acquisition. FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items and DFAR S 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Item applies to this acquisition, FAR Clause 52.212-5-Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to acquisition and includes: FAR Clause at 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items basis for award will be the LPTA. (a) Basis for award will be the LPTA offer. At the Contracting Officer’s discretion, one or more, but not necessarily all, of the evaluation procedures in FAR Part 15 may be used. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible Offeror whose offer is LPTA. Award will be made upon price reasonableness determination, contractor determination of responsibility within the meaning of FAR Part 9, and acceptance to the provisions set forth herein. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price Technical Acceptability – Maintain all licenses and certification, quotation must demonstrate that contractor has an understanding of the work to be performed. The Government intends to make award on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting the acceptability standards for Factors (i) and (ii), which are the non-price factors. The Government will not provide additional credit for those proposals that may exceed the standards. The technical capability to provide COVID-19 Deep Cleaning meeting the specifications in Attachment I (Factors ii) are equal to price (Factor i). Offerors quotations will be evaluated under Factors (i) and (ii) above, which represents minimum acceptable criteria. Under these factors, the Government will rate the quote as either acceptable or unacceptable. Failure to meet the minimum criteria for this factor will render the entire quote unacceptable and the quote may not be considered for award. Offerors will be evaluated in an efficient and minimally burdensome fashion per FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The lowest priced offer will be evaluated for fair and reasonable. The price will include the total of all options of services. If the lowest priced offer is determined to be fair and reasonable, then Factors (ii) will be evaluated for technical acceptability. Failure to meet the minimum criteria for any one of these Factors will render the entire quote unacceptable and the next lowest quote will be evaluated for fair and reasonable, and technical acceptability. The evaluation of offers will continue until the lowest priced technically acceptable offer is determined by the contracting officer. The Government will rate the Factor (ii) as follows: Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation. All licenses and certifications are provided and current. Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation. Licenses and certifications are omitted and/or not current. (b) Price. All vendors shall provide pricing for the ELIN Schedule identified and a total overall price. See FAR 13.004 Legal Effect of Quotations for information pertaining to offer and acceptance of a binding contract. Please note, funds are not presently available for the option CLINs that will be funded as required. The Government reserves the right to add these CLINs to the contract via modification as required post award subject to FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984). (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. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Each initial offer should, therefore contain the Offeror’s best terms from both a price and technical standpoint. However, the Contracting Officer reserve the right to enter into discussions if necessary. Minimum/Maximum: The maximum or NTE value of the contract is $7 million to include the base and all option CLINs. Payment Instructions: Standard Payment Instructions: The standard payment instructions identified in the link below are applicable. https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/pgi_htm/PGI1204_71htm#payment_instructions 52.202-1, Definitions 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government--Alternate I 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-2, Security Requirements 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations – Representation52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Dec 2010) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.215-20, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other than Certified Cost or Pricing Data 52.216-19, Order Limitations 52.216-20, Definite Quantity 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability 52.217-3, Evaluation Exclusive of Options 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the contract 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2018-O0013) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (E.O. 13126) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity of Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports of Veterans 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (22 U.S.C. 7104(g) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran – Representation and Certifications 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332) 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. 52.233-3, Protest After Award (31 U.S.C. 3553) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78) 52.243-1, Changes – Fixed-Price, Alternate I 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation (applies to items over $5k) 252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit 252.216-7006, Ordering 252.217-7027 Contract Definitization 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 525-243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.246-7003, Notification of Potential Safety Issues 252.246-7004, Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations 252.246-7008, Sources of Electronic Parts 252.247-7004, Pass-Through of Motor Carrier Fuel Surcharge Adjustment to the Cost Bearer 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7996, Prohibition of Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (a) In accordance with section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Action, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-53) and any subsequent FY 2016 appropriations act that extends to FY 2016 funds the same restrictions as are contained in section 743 of division E, title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) by this or any other Act may be used for a contract with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors to such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of Provision). 252.203-7994 Prohibition of Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements – Representation (Deviation 2017-O0001) (NOV 2016) (a) In accordance with Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 114-223), or any other Act that extends to fiscal year 2017 funds the same prohibitions as contained in section 743, division E, title VII, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113), none of the funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) by this or any other Act may be used for a contract with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Controlled technical information,” “covered contractor information system,” and “covered defense information” are defined in clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (DEVIATION 2016- O0001) (OCT 2015). (a) The security requirements required by contract clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (DEVIATION 2016-O0001) (OCT 2015) shall be implemented for all covered defense information on all covered contractor information systems that support the performance of this contract. (b) If the Offeror anticipates that additional time will be necessary to implement derived security requirement 3.5.3 “Use of multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged accounts and for network access to non-privileged accounts” within National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations (see http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800- 171), the Offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer that they will implement the requirement within 9 months of contract award. (c) If the Offeror proposes to deviate from any of the security requirements in NIST SP 800-171that is in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Contracting Officer, the Offeror shall submit to the Contracting Officer, for consideration by the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), a written explanation of— (1) Why a particular security requirement is not applicable; or (2) How an alternative, but equally effective, security measure is used to compensate for the inability to satisfy a particular requirement and achieve equivalent protection. (d) An authorized representative of the DoD CIO will approve or disapprove offeror requests to deviate from NIST SP 800-171 requirements in writing prior to contract award. Any approved deviation from NIST SP 800-171 shall be incorporated into the resulting contract. (End of provision) 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information Definitions. As used in this clause— “Adequate security” means protective measures that are commensurate with the consequences and probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of information. “Compromise” means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system, in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object, or the copying of information to unauthorized media may have occurred. “Contractor attributional/proprietary information” means information that identifies the contractor(s), whether directly or indirectly, by the grouping of information that can be traced back to the contractor(s) (e.g., program description, facility locations), personally identifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company. “Controlled technical information” means technical information with military or space application that is subject to controls on the access, use, reproduction, modification, performance, display, release, disclosure, or dissemination. Controlled technical information would meet the criteria, if disseminated, for distribution statements B through F using the criteria set forth in DoD Instruction 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents. The term does not include information that is lawfully publicly available without restrictions. “Covered contractor information system” means an unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information. “Covered defense information” means unclassified controlled technical information or other information, as described in the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Registry at http://www.archives.gov/cui/registry/category-list.html, that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with law, regulations, and Governmentwide policies, and is— (1) Marked or otherwise identified in the contract, task order, or delivery order and provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in support of the performance of the contract; or (2) Collected, developed, received, transmitted, used, or stored by or on behalf of the contractor in support of the performance of the contract. “Cyber incident” means actions taken through the use of computer networks that result in a compromise or an actual or potentially adverse effect on an information system and/or the information residing therein. “Forensic analysis” means the practice of gathering, retaining, and analyzing computer-related data for investigative purposes in a manner that maintains the integrity of the data. (End of Clause) “Information system” means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. “Malicious software” means computer software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse impact on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system. This definition includes a virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other code-based entity that infects a host, as well as spyware and some forms of adware. “Media” means physical devices or writing surfaces including, but is not limited to, magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic disks, large-scale integration memory chips, and printouts onto which covered defense information is recorded, stored, or printed within a covered contractor information system. ‘‘Operationally critical support’’ means supplies or services designated by the Government as critical for airlift, sealift, intermodal transportation services, or logistical support that is essential to the mobilization, deployment, or sustainment of the Armed Forces in a contingency operation. “Rapidly report” means within 72 hours of discovery of any cyber incident. “Technical information” means technical data or computer software, as those terms are defined in the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data— Noncommercial Items, regardless of whether or not the clause is incorporated in this solicitation or contract. Examples of technical information include research and engineering data, engineering drawings, and associated lists, specifications, standards, process sheets, manuals, technical reports, technical orders, catalog-item identifications, data sets, studies and analyses and related information, and computer software executable code and source code. (b) Adequate security. The Contractor shall provide adequate security on all covered contractor information systems. To provide adequate security, the Contractor shall implement, at a minimum, the following information security protections: (1) For covered contractor information systems that are part of an Information Technology (IT) service or system operated on behalf of the Government, the following security requirements apply: (i) Cloud computing services shall be subject to the security requirements specified in the clause 252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services, of this contract. (ii) Any other such IT service or system (i.e., other than cloud computing) shall be subject to the security requirements specified elsewhere in this contract. (2) For covered contractor information systems that are not part of an IT service or system operated on behalf of the Government and therefore are not subject to the security requirement specified at paragraph (b)(1) of this clause, the following security requirements apply: (i) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this clause, the covered contractor information system shall be subject to the security requirements in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations” (available via the internet at http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171) in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Contracting Officer. (ii)(A) The Contractor shall implement NIST SP 800-171, as soon as practical, but not later than December 31, 2017. For all contracts awarded prior to October 1, 2017, the Contractor shall notify the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), via email at osd.dibcsia@mail.mil, within 30 days of contract award, of any security requirements specified by NIST SP 800-171 not implemented at the time of contract award. (B) The Contractor shall submit requests to vary from NIST SP 800-171 in writing to the Contracting Officer, for consideration by the DoD CIO. The Contractor need not implement any security requirement adjudicated by an authorized representative of the DoD CIO to be nonapplicable or to have an alternative, but equally effective, security measure that may be implemented in its place. (C) If the DoD CIO has previously adjudicated the contractor’s requests indicating that a requirement is not applicable or that an alternative security measure is equally effective, a copy of that approval shall be provided to the Contracting Officer when requesting its recognition under this contract. (D) If the Contractor intends to use an external cloud service provider to store, process, or transmit any covered defense information in performance of this contract, the Contractor shall require and ensure that the cloud service provider meets security requirements equivalent to those established by the Government for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate baseline (https://www.fedramp.gov/resources/documents/) and that the cloud service provider complies with ...