Laboratory Furniture

Background
The solicitation is for the acquisition of laboratory furniture. The contract incorporates various provisions and clauses by reference, and it involves the prevention of personal conflicts of interest, whistleblower rights, and requirements to inform employees of whistleblower rights. It also includes provisions related to personal identity verification of contractor personnel, unique entity identifier maintenance, commercial and government entity code maintenance, incorporation by reference of representations and certifications, basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems, prohibition on contracting for certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment, option to purchase equipment, and other clauses related to commercial products and commercial services.

Work Details
The end products being acquired under this solicitation that are included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor are listed by Schedule of Supplies/Services Item Number. The solicitation also includes provisions related to covered telecommunications equipment or services, prohibition on contracting for hardware, software, and services developed or provided by certain covered entities, and prohibition on contracting for certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment. Additionally, the solicitation includes clauses related to preventing personal conflicts of interest, contractor employee whistleblower rights and requirement to inform employees of whistleblower rights, printed or copied double-sided on postconsumer fiber content paper.