Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Amendment #001 11/4/2024 Quesiton and Answers ; extend deadline until 11/14/2024 2:00pm EST. CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow any Special Security Requ... Amendment #001 11/4/2024 Quesiton and Answers ; extend deadline until 11/14/2024 2:00pm EST. CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow any Special Security Requirements of the facility where the work is performed in the performance of the contract and to consider the effects of those security requirements in the pricing of the proposal. HOLIDAYS: The following is a list of Federal Holidays observed by the Government: New Year's Day; Martin Luther King's Birthday; Presidents Day; Memorial Day; Juneteenth; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veteran's Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas. Security The services performed may be accomplished on property of the U.S. Government, Bureau of Prisons. There are strict rules and regulations which must be adhered to by all persons performing duties within the perimeter of the Institutions. The Contractor and their personnel providing services at the Federal Correctional Institutions' on behalf of the Contractor shall adhere to all regulations prescribed by the Institution at all times. Unless individual waivers are obtained under procedures outlined in the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Program Statement 3000.01, the following investigative rocedures will be applied to the Contractors employees working under the terms of the proposed contract: NCIC (National Crime Information Center) DOJ-99 (Name Check) FD-259 (Fingerprint Check) Law enforcement Agency Check Security Clearance must be obtained by each employee before being permitted to work on site. Subcontractors and "relief" employees will be subject to the same investigative procedures as the primary contractor and his/her employees. NOTE: Contractor shall take into account that daily time delays may occur due to security checks when entering and exiting FCI and shall not be construed as Government delays in performance of the contract. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONTRACTOR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT For three of the five years immediately prior to submission of your offer/bid/quote, or prior to performance under a contract or commitment, individuals or contractor employees providing services to any Federal Bureau of Prisons facility must have: 1. legally resided in the United States (U.S.); 2. worked for the U.S. overseas in a Federal or military capacity; or 3. been a dependent of a Federal or military employee serving overseas. If the individual is not a U.S. citizen, they must be from a country allied with the U.S. The following website provides current information regarding allied countries: http://www.opm.gov/employ/html/citizen.htm By signing this contract or commitment document, or by commencing performance, the contractor agrees to this restriction. Contractor agrees that FPI is in the category of the most favored or best commercial customer category of the Contractor and as such, the Contractor will : During the contract period, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer all price reductions offered to the category of customers that are considered by the Contractor to be their most favored or best commercial customer. 1. A price reduction shall apply to purchases under this contract if, after the award date, the Contractor- i) Revises downward its commercial catalog, price list, schedule, etc., to its best commercial customers (or category of customers) below the awarded price under this contract; ii) Grants more favorable discounts or terms and conditions to its best commercial customers than those contained in this contract that would result in prices below the awarded price under this contract, an/or iii) Grants special discounts to its best commercial customer (or category of customers) that would result in prices lower than the awarded price under this contract. 2. The Contractor shall offer the price reduction to FPI with the same effective date, and for the same time period, as extended to the commercial customer (or category of customers). The Contractor may offer the Contracting Officer a voluntary price reduction at any time during the contract period. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any price reduction subject to this clause as soon as possible, but not later than 15 calendar days after its effective date.