Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System, 45579-45583 [E9-21174]

Agencies

• General Services Administration
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45579-45583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21174]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 9, 12, and 52

[FAR Case 2008-027; Docket 2009-0030, Sequence 1]
RIN 9000-AL38


Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2008-027, Federal 
Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense 
Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 872 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. 
Section 872 requires the General Services Administration to establish 
and maintain a data system containing specific information on the 
integrity and performance of covered Federal agency contractors and 
grantees. Section 872 also requires awarding officials to review the 
data system and consider other past performance information when making 
any past performance evaluation or responsibility determination.

DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments to the 
Regulatory Secretariat on or before October 5, 2009 to be considered in 
the formulation of a final rule.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by FAR case 2008-027 by any of 
the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting 
``FAR Case 2008-027'' under the heading ``Comment or Submission''. 
Select the link ``Send a Comment or Submission'' that corresponds with 
FAR Case 2008-027. Follow the instructions provided to complete the 
``Public Comment and Submission Form''. Please include your name, 
company name (if any), and ``FAR Case 2008-027'' on your attached 
document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, ATTN: Hada Flowers, 
Washington, DC 20405.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite FAR case 2008-
027 in all correspondence related to this case. All comments received 
will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal and/or business confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Meredith Murphy, Procurement 
Analyst, at (202) 208-6925 for clarification of content. For 
information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the 
Regulatory Secretariat at (202) 501-4755. Please cite FAR case 2008-
027.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background.

    The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 
(Public Law 110-417) was enacted on October 14, 2008. Section 872 of 
the Act, subject to the authority, direction, and control the Office of 
Management and Budget, requires the General Services Administration 
(GSA) to develop and maintain an information system containing specific 
information on the integrity and performance of covered Federal agency 
contractors and grantees.
    In addition, the statute requires that contracting officers shall 
consider other past performance information available with respect to 
the offeror when making any responsibility determination. A 
responsibility determination, in accordance with the President's March 
4, 2009, Government Contracting memorandum pertains to whether an 
offeror has historically completed projects both effectively and cost 
efficiently.
    The statute stipulates that the information system shall be 
available to ``appropriate acquisition officials of Federal agencies, 
to such other government officials as the Administrator (of the GSA) 
determines appropriate, and, upon request, to the Chairman and Ranking 
Member of the committees of Congress having jurisdiction.'' (section 
872(e)(1)).
    The OMB's Office of Federal Financial Management will provide 
similar, separate guidance to grantees, given that section 872 was 
enacted to provide a source of information on integrity and past 
performance of contractors and grantees.

B. Sources of information.

    To the extent feasible, the Councils identified existing sources of

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information that would not require the creation of additional 
information submissions. If no existing source was found, preference 
was given to obtaining information from Government sources rather than 
contractors.
    1. Existing sources within the Government.
     a. The Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) is an adequate source 
of information on entities that are currently suspended or debarred. 
However, in general, suspensions or debarments last for a maximum of 3 
years. Since the law requires information for the preceding 5 years, it 
will be necessary to access the EPLS archives to obtain information on 
entities that were suspended or debarred within the last 5 years but 
are no longer suspended or debarred.
     b. Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and 
Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). PPIRS 
contains past performance reports from all agencies. Some, but not all, 
Federal agencies currently use CPARS to enter information into PPIRS.
    2. New Government sources.
     a. Contracting officer. Contracting officers will provide 
information on determinations of non-responsibility and terminations 
for default or cause.
     b. Suspension/Debarment Official (SDO). The SDO will provide the 
necessary information on administrative agreements.
    3. Contractors.
    The proposed rule requires contractors with contracts and grants 
over $10 million total to provide information relating to criminal, 
civil, and administrative proceedings directly.

C. The planned Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information 
System (FAPIIS).

    This system will draw from existing systems where feasible and will 
also use existing systems as a location to store new information on 
contractor integrity.
    The following business rules were developed to ensure timely 
availability of information and proper use of the information while 
also protecting against improper disclosure to the public:
    1. Only Federal government personnel can view the information, 
except that a contractor can view its own information.
    2. There must be a systems point of contact for system errors and a 
point of contact for each Government information entry.
    3. Data is only accessible for a period of five years and will then 
be archived for an additional one-year period to allow an audit trail.
    4. A contractor will have an opportunity to post comments regarding 
information that has been posted by the Government. The comments will 
be retained as long as the associated information is retained, i.e., 
for a total period of six years. Contractor comments will remain part 
of the record unless the contractor revises them.
    5. Instructions used in the FAPIIS will apply to both contracts and 
grants.
    6. The system will be designed with an automatic notification to 
the contractor when new information is posted to the contractor's 
record.

D. Proposed changes to the FAR.

    The Councils are proposing to amend FAR subparts 9.1, Responsible 
Prospective Contractors; 9.4, Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility; 
and Part 52, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, as well as 
making conforming changes in Part 12, to implement this rule as 
follows:
    1. Contracting officer determination of non-responsibility:
     a. FAR 9.105-2(a)(3) will require the contracting officer to enter 
into the FAPIIS data on contracts, including orders, over the 
simplified acquisition threshold if the contracting officer makes a 
final determination that the otherwise successful offeror is not a 
responsible source due to lack of satisfactory performance record or 
satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.
     b. FAR 9.104-3(d) will clarify the relationship of the non-
responsibility determination and the Certificate of Competency (COC). 
When making a non-responsibility determination for a small business, 
the contracting officer must refer the matter to the Small Business 
Administration (SBA). If the SBA does not issue a COC, then the 
contracting officer, if the determination of non-responsibility was 
based on past performance or integrity and business ethics, must enter 
the determination into the FAPIIS.
    2. Terminations.
    Terminations for default or cause under this proposed rule are not 
covered in detail because FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default 
Reporting, is in process to extend the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirement for the contracting officer 
to report contract terminations for default or cause into a common data 
base (CPAR/PPIRS). The Councils will seek specific comments on 
terminations. Both FAR cases will be worked jointly.
    3. Administrative agreements.
    In some cases where the SDO determines that suspending or debarring 
a contractor is not in the Government's interest, the SDO can negotiate 
an administrative agreement with the contractor. This administrative 
agreement sets forth compliance actions that the contractor must take 
within a certain time frame in order to be determined presently 
responsible. SDOs will now have to enter data about administrative 
agreements into the FAPIIS. This requirement is added to FAR 9.406-3 
and 9.407-3.
    4.  Contractor information regarding responsibility matters.
    The law requires any person ``with Federal agency contracts and 
grants valued in total greater than $10,000,000'' to input information 
required for inclusion in the information system. A new provision at 
52.209-XX is added which requires an offeror to identify if it has 
cumulative active Federal contracts and grants with a total value 
(including any options) greater than $10 million. This is prescribed 
where the contract is expected to exceed $500,000.
    If the offeror has more than $10 million in current contracts and 
grants, then the offeror must go to the FAPIIS website (to be 
specified) and provide information on any of the occurrences required 
to be reported in the information system. (Section 872, paragraph (f)).
    5.  Contracting officer utilization of the information system and 
other past performance information.
    Procedures are provided for contracting officer access to the 
information system and utilization of the information. The Councils are 
committed to avoiding de facto debarments. The procedures emphasize 
that certain past information in the system may no longer be relevant 
to a determination of present responsibility. It is recommended that a 
statement to this effect be posted on the screen when the contracting 
officer accesses the information.
    If the contracting officer does obtain relevant information that 
has not already resulted in suspension or debarment, the contracting 
officer must promptly--
     Contact the offeror to request additional information such 
as the offeror deems necessary in order to demonstrate responsibility;
     Notify, prior to proceeding with award, in accordance with 
agency procedures, the agency official responsible for initiating 
debarment or suspension action, if the information appears appropriate 
for that official's consideration.

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     Document the file as to how the information was considered 
in any responsibility determination.
    6.  Applicability to commercial items.
    Given that section 872 was enacted to provide a source of 
information on integrity and past performance of contractors and 
grantees, but does not specifically mention applicability to commercial 
items despite 41 U.S.C. 430, the Councils expect that the FAR Council 
will determine that the rule should apply to contracts for commercial 
items, as defined at FAR 2.101.
    7.  Applicability to commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) 
item contracts.
    Section 4203 of Public Law 104-106, the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
(41 U.S.C. 431), governs the applicability of laws to the procurement 
of COTS items and is intended to limit the applicability of laws to 
COTS acquisitions. The Clinger-Cohen Act provides that, if a provision 
of law contains criminal or civil penalties or if the Administrator for 
Federal Procurement Policy makes a written determination that it is not 
in the best interest of the Federal Government to exempt COTS item 
contracts, the provision of law will apply.
    Therefore, given section 872 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Councils expect that the 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy will determine that the 
rule should apply to COTS item contracts.
    This proposed rule is a significant regulatory action and, 
therefore, is subject to review under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 
12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 
rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

E. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Councils do not expect this proposed rule to have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the 
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., 
because the rule will only impact an offeror that has failed to meet 
the Government's performance requirements or standards for integrity 
and business ethics. The FAR already contains standards for present 
responsibility of offerors. This information system provides an 
additional source for contracting officers to use making a 
responsibility determination. The proposed rule only imposes an 
information collection requirement on small businesses that have total 
Government grants and contracts exceeding $10 million. An Initial 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has, therefore, not been performed. We 
invite comments from small businesses and other interested parties. The 
Councils will consider comments from small entities concerning the 
affected FAR Parts 9, 12, and 52 in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. 
Interested parties must submit such comments separately and should cite 
5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. (FAR case 2008-027), in correspondence.

F. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104-13) applies because the 
proposed rule contains information collection requirements. 
Accordingly, the Regulatory Secretariat will submit a request for 
approval of a new information collection requirement concerning Federal 
Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System to the Office of 
Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, et seq.
    Annual Reporting Burden:
    The proposed rule requires that for each solicitation of $500,000 
or more, the offeror respond whether it has, or has not, current 
contracts and grants under performance that total at least $10,000,000. 
Only if the offeror responds affirmatively is there any further 
information collection requirement. Given that the amount of current 
Federal contracts and grants is basic knowledge for any firm, the 
estimated number of hours for this initial response is 0.1 hours. Using 
data from the Federal Procurement Data System--Next Generation (FPDS-
NG), it is estimated that there will be approximately 12,000 - 14,000 
contracts over $500,000 each year. Estimating between five and six 
responses to each solicitation, there will be 80,000 responses annually 
to the question regarding contracts/grants exceeding $10 million.
    It is estimated that 5,000 contractors will answer the first 
question affirmatively and then will have to enter data into the 
website. We have used a burden estimate of 0.5 hours to enter the 
company's data into the website. This time estimate does not include 
the time necessary to maintain the company's information internally. 
Most large businesses and some small businesses probably have 
established systems to track compliance. Such systems would be required 
in any complex organization to obtain the significant reductions that 
we have built into estimates of subsequent response time. At this time, 
all or most Government contractors have entered relevant company data 
in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in accordance with another 
information collection requirement. Therefore, the estimate includes an 
average of 100 hours per year for recordkeeping for each of the 5,000 
respondents that will be required to provide additional information, 
for a total of 500,000 annual recordkeeping hours. The total annual 
reporting burden is estimated as follows:
    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 0.15 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows:
    Respondents: 8,000.
    Responses per respondent: approx. 11.
    Total annual responses: 90,000.
    Preparation hours per response: approx. 0.15 hours.
    Response burden hours: 13,000.
    Recordkeeping hours: 500,000.
    Total burden hours: 513,000.

G. Request for Comments Regarding Paperwork Burden

    Submit comments, including suggestions for reducing this burden, 
not later than October 5, 2009 to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 
4041, Washington, DC 20405.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and will have practical utility; whether our 
estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is 
accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use 
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room 4041, 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
Number 9000-00XX, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information 
System, in all correspondence.

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List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 9, 12, and 52

    Government procurement.

    Dated: August 27, 2009.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
    Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA propose amending 48 CFR parts 9, 12, 
and 52 as set forth below:
    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 9, 12, and 52 continues 
to read as follows:

    Authority:  40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 
U.S.C. 2473(c).

PART 9--CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

    2. Amend section 9.104-3 by revising paragraph (d)(1) to read as 
follows:


9.104-3  Application of standards.

* * * * *
    (d) Small business concerns. (1)(i) Upon making a determination of 
nonresponsibility with regard to a small business concern, the 
contracting officer shall refer the matter to the Small Business 
Administration, which will decide whether to issue a Certificate of 
Competency (see Subpart 19.6).
    (ii) If the determination of nonresponsibility is based on lack of 
a satisfactory performance record or lack of a satisfactory record of 
integrity and business ethics and SBA does not issue a Certificate of 
Competency, the contracting officer shall promptly document the 
determination of nonresponsibility in the FAPIIS.
* * * * *
    3. Redesignate section 9.104-6 as section 9.104-7 and add a new 
section 9.104-6 to read as follows:


9.104-6  Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System.

    (a) Before awarding a contract (including an order under FAR 
Subparts 8.4, 13.3 or 16.5) in excess of the simplified acquisition 
threshold, the contracting officer shall review the Federal Awardee 
Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), (available at --
---------- ). (Website should provide information on how to gain 
access, passwords, etc.)
    (b) The contracting officer shall consider all the information in 
the FAPIIS and other past performance information when making a 
responsibility determination or past performance evaluation. Since the 
FAPIIS may contain information covering a five year period, some of 
that information may no longer be relevant to a determination of 
present responsibility, e.g., a prior administrative action such as 
debarment or suspension that has expired or otherwise been resolved.
    (c) If the contracting officer obtains relevant information from 
the FAPIIS regarding criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings in 
connection with the award or performance of a Government contract 
(including an order); terminations for default or cause; or 
determinations of non-responsibility because the contractor does not 
have a satisfactory performance record or a satisfactory record of 
integrity and business ethics, the contracting officer shall, unless 
the contractor has already been debarred or suspended--
    (1) Promptly request such additional information from the offeror 
as the offeror deems necessary in order to demonstrate the offeror's 
responsibility to the contracting officer (but see 9.405); and
    (2) Notify, prior to proceeding with award, in accordance with 
agency procedures (see 9.406-3(a) and 9.407-3(a)), the agency official 
responsible for initiating debarment or suspension action, if the 
information appears appropriate for the official's consideration.
    (d) The contracting officer shall document the file for each 
contract (including orders) in excess of the simplified acquisition 
threshold to indicate the manner in which the information in the FAPIIS 
or past performance evaluation was considered in any responsibility 
determination or past performance evaluation, as well as the action 
that was taken as a result of the information. A contracting officer 
who makes a nonresponsibility determination is required to enter that 
information into the FAPIIS in accordance with 9.105-2(a)(3).
    4. Revise the newly redesignated section 9.104-7 to read as 
follows:


9.104-7  Solicitation provisions.

    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.209-5, 
Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters, in solicitations where 
the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition 
threshold.
    (b) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.209-
XX, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters, in solicitations 
where the resultant contract value is expected to exceed $500,000.
    5. Amend section 9.105-1 by revising the introductory text of 
paragraph (c); by removing paragraph (c)(1); and redesignating 
paragraphs (c)(2) through (c)(6) as paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(5). 
The revised paragraph reads as follows:


9.105-1  Obtaining information.

* * * * *
    (c) In making the determination of responsibility, the contracting 
officer shall consider relevant past performance information (see 
9.104-1(c) and Subpart 42.15); the Excluded Parties List System 
maintained in accordance with Subpart 9.4; and the FAPIIS (if required 
in accordance with 9.104-6). In addition, the contracting officer 
should use the following sources of information to support such 
determinations:
* * * * *
    6. Amend section 9.105-2 by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


9.105-2  Determinations and documentation.

    (a) Determinations. (1)(i) The contracting officer's signing of a 
contract constitutes a determination that the prospective contractor is 
responsible with respect to that contract, but see 9.104-6(d).
    (ii) When an offer on which an award would otherwise be made is 
rejected because the prospective contractor is found to be 
nonresponsible, the contracting officer shall make, sign, and place in 
the contract file a determination of nonresponsibility, which shall 
state the basis for the determination.
    (2) If the contracting officer determines that a responsive small 
business lacks certain elements of responsibility, the contracting 
officer shall comply with the procedures in Subpart 19.6. When a 
certificate of competency is issued for a small business concern (see 
Subpart 19.6), the contracting officer may accept the factors covered 
by the certificate without further inquiry.
    (3) The contracting officer shall enter the determination of 
nonresponsibility in the FAPIIS if--
    (i) The contract (including an order) is valued at more than the 
simplified acquisition threshold;
    (ii) The determination of nonresponsibility is based on lack of 
satisfactory performance record or satisfactory record of integrity and 
business ethics; and
    (iii) The Small Business Administration does not issue a 
certificate of competency.
* * * * *
    7. Amend section 9.406-3 by adding paragraph (f) to read as 
follows:


9.406-3  Procedures.

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    (f) If the contractor enters into an administrative agreement with 
the Government in order to resolve a debarment proceeding, the 
debarment official shall access the website at ------------ and enter 
the requested information.
    8. Amend section 9.407-3 by adding paragraph (e) to read as 
follows:


9.407-3  Procedures.

* * * * *
    (e) If the contractor enters into an administrative agreement with 
the Government in order to resolve a suspension proceeding, the 
suspension official shall access the website at ------------ and enter 
the requested information.

PART 12--ACQUISITION OF COMMERICAL ITEMS

    9. Amend section 12.301 by adding paragraph (d)(3) to read as 
follows:


12.301  Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the 
acquisition of commercial items.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (3) Insert the provision at 52.209-XX, Information Regarding 
Responsibility Matters, as prescribed in 9.104-7(b).
* * * * *

PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

    10. Amend section 52.209-5 by removing from the introductory 
paragraph the phrase ``9.104-6'' and adding ``9.104-7(a)'' in its 
place; and by revising the date of the provision and paragraph 
(a)(1)(B) to read as follows:


52.209-5  Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters.

* * * * *
    CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (DATE)
    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (B)(i) Have [ ] have not [ ], within a three-year period 
preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment 
rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense 
in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a 
public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation 
of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of 
offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, 
falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, 
tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving 
stolen property (If offeror checks ``have'', the offeror shall also 
see 52.209-XX).
* * * * *
    11. Add section 52.209-XX to read as follows:


52.209-XX  Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.

    As prescribed at 9.104-7(b), insert the following provision:
    INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (DATE)
    (a) Definition.
    Principal, as used in this provision, means an officer, 
director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or 
supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general 
manager; plant manager; head of a subsidiary, division, or business 
segment; and similar positions).
    Federal contracts and grants with total value (including any 
options) greater than $10,000,000 means--
    (1) The value, at the time of their award, of the current, 
active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and
    (2) The total value, at the time of their award, of all current, 
active orders under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), 
or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-
award schedules).
    (b) The offeror [ ] has [ ] does not have current active Federal 
contracts and grants with total value (including any options) 
greater than $10,000,000.
    (c) If the offeror checked ``has'' in paragraph (b) of this 
provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this proposal, 
that its information in the Federal Awardee Performance and 
Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and 
complete as of the date of submission of this proposal with regard 
to the following information:
    (1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or 
has not, within the last five years, been involved in civil or 
criminal proceeding, or any administrative proceeding, in connection 
with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal or 
State contract or grant, to the extent that such proceeding resulted 
in any of the following dispositions:
    (i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.
    (ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability 
that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, 
reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.
    (iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and 
liability that results in--
    (A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; 
or
    (B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in 
excess of $100,000.
    (iv) To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with 
applicable laws and regulations, in a criminal, civil, or 
administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or 
compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the 
proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in 
subparagraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this section.
     (2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in 
any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this section, whether the 
offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each 
occurrence.
    (d) The offeror, if awarded a contract as a result of this 
solicitation, shall update the information in the FAPIIS on a semi-
annual basis, throughout the life of the contract.
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