AMENDMENT 030ADV25R0017 0001.pdf

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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 11/2016)

is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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Contractor

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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0001 03-27-2025

Contracts and Grants Directorate Library of Congress

101 Independence Ave. SE LA 325 Washington DC 20540-9411

Contracts & Grants Directorate Library of Congress

LA 325

101 Independence Av SE Washington DC 20540-9411

To all Offerors/Bidders

030ADV25R0017

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Samuel, Ramon

BLOCK 14 ADDENDUM

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

1. Attach J-6 - Questions and Answers at Section J.

2. Revise Attachment J-1 – Price Schedule.

3. Revise Section L.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

030ADV25R0017 0001 Section J

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

J List of Attachments Title Date Number of Pages

1 Attachment J-1 - Price Schedule

Attachment J-1 - Price Schedule – REV03272025

01/15/2025

03/27/2025

2 Attachment J-2 - Past Performance Questionnaire 01/15/2025 2

3 Attachment J-3 – Sample Order SOW 01/15/2025 4

4 Attachment J-4 – Sample Order Price Schedule 01/15/2025 1

5 Attachment J-5 – Wage Determination 12/23/2024 11

6 Attachment J-6 – Q&A 03/27/2025 5

030ADV25R0017 0001 Section L

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 Clarifications and Questions

Inquiries concerning any areas that require clarification or correction must be submitted in writing via email to Ramon Samuel at rsamuel@loc.gov with a copy to Moji Adejuwon at moad@loc.gov no later than, 12:00 PM (noon) March 19, 2025. Answers to questions of a substantive nature will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation.

L.2 Multiple Award

The Library anticipates awarding approximately three (3) contracts as a result of this solicitation. The Library reserves the right to award more or less.

L.3 Submission of Proposals

All proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Ramon Samuel at rsamuel@loc.gov with a copy to Moji Adejuwon at moad@loc.gov, no later than the response date specified in this solicitation. Offerors must comply with the submission instructions in this solicitation. If the proposal does not comply materially with the submission instructions, the Library reserves the right at its discretion to determine that the offeror is ineligible for award.

Email Submission Requirements: The email must include the solicitation number 030ADV25R0017 in the subject line.

The maximum size file allowed through the Library’s email system is 20MB. In addition, certain files might need to undergo a conversion to be accepted by the Library’s servers. This conversion increases the file size by 30% to 40%, therefore, please take this into consideration, when determining file sizes. The Library’s email system cannot accept files greater than 20MB. If needed offeror may send the proposals in multiple emails but must ensure they are all clearly identified. Offeror must not submit zipped or locked files. Offers submitted through e-buy will not be accepted.

Content of Proposals

Offeror must submit a proposal package that includes two separate electronic files as described below:

- Technical Proposal

- Price Proposal

Each file must include the solicitation number and UEI number. Price must not be included in the Technical Proposal and the Technical Proposal must not refer to pricing. The technical proposal must not exceed 75 pages total. A page is defined as letter size (8.5″ × 11″) with at least one-inch margins on all sides, using not smaller than 12-point type.

1) Technical Proposal The Technical Proposal shall address all requirements of the solicitation and must not refer to or include price. Offeror shall provide the following information for this section:

A. Technical Approach - IDIQ:

(i) Offeror shall provide a narrative on how offeror will provide the services described in the Statement of Work (SOW).

The narrative must:

- Demonstrate offeror’s high likelihood of meeting all the requirements in the SOW;

- Demonstrate offeror’s high likelihood and/or process for conducting the audits, evaluations and inspections described in the SOW; and

- Describe offeror’s audit planning processes, work paper documentation and gathering of audit documentation.

(ii) Quality Assurance: Offeror shall provide information on how offeror will ensure quality standards and quality control are met while conducting audits.

A simple repetition and/or paraphrasing of the requirements in this solicitation will not provide an adequate documentation of a proper understanding of the requirements of this solicitation and will deem the proposal unacceptable.

B. Technical Approach – Sample Order:

(i) Offeror shall provide a narrative on how offeror will provide the services described in the Sample Order’s SOW (J-3).

The narrative must:

- Demonstrate offeror’s high likelihood of meeting all the requirements in the SOW;

- Demonstrate offeror’s high likelihood for conducting the audits, evaluations and inspections described in the SOW; and

- Describe offeror’s audit planning processes, work paper documentation and gathering of audit documentation.

(ii) Quality Assurance: Offeror shall provide information on how offeror will ensure quality standards and quality control are met while conducting audits.

A simple repetition and/or paraphrasing of the requirements in this solicitation will not provide an adequate documentation of a proper understanding of the requirements of this solicitation and will deem the proposal unacceptable.

C. Management and Staffing Plan:

(i) Offeror shall provide a proposed management and staffing plan for the provision of services under the contract and Sample Order. The plan must:

o Include the processes offeror will use to ensure the contract and orders are appropriately staffed; and o Offeror shall provide information that shows it has the resources to provide services required under the contract.

(ii) Offeror shall provide resumes for the Key Personnel and Other Key Staff positions described in Section C (Statement of Work) and Sample Order (Attachment J-3). The resumes must include relevant certificates and applicable experience for all the positions described in the Statement of Work.

(iii) Sub-Contracting – If subcontracting is contemplated, offeror shall provide information for all work that will be subcontracted under this contract and provide information on how offeror will manage the subcontractors. Offeror shall provide examples of projects offeror completed with the subcontractor, as applicable.

D. Corporate Experience

(i) Offeror shall provide examples of at least three (3) not more than five (5) relevant and recent (not more than five (5) years old) projects that offeror has successfully completed for agencies comparable in size to the Library that demonstrates offeror has experience applying the sets of criteria listed below for audits in Federal Government Agencies.

(a) GAO’s Government Auditing Standards (2018 Revision)

(b) CIGIE Standards for Inspections and Evaluations.

In addition, offeror shall provide the following information for each effort:

i. Offeror shall provide information on if offeror was the prime or subcontractor or if offeror used any subcontractors and describe the services provided by the subcontractors.

ii. A description of the specific services provided for each effort, offeror’s role, date(s), of performance and total dollar amount of the contract.

iii. A description of how the experience demonstrates offeror is capable of providing the services required in the solicitation and has experience providing services of similar size and scope as described in this solicitation

iv. If applicable, offeror’s overall management of a subcontractor(s) used for the efforts described above and how the relationship provided quality services to the customer.

v. If offeror is proposing subcontracting, offeror shall provide the relevant and recent experience for the subcontractor(s) for the services that will be provided by the subcontractor

E. Past Performance Blind Customer Feedback: Offeror shall send the blind Past Performance Questionnaire attached at section J-2 to the customers referenced above in the Corporate Experience section. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure that the form is completed and returned directly to Ramon Samuel at rsamuel@loc.gov with a copy to Moji Adejuwon at moad@loc.gov by the solicitation closing date and time. Forms received late or submitted directly to the Library by the offeror will not satisfy the requirement for blind customer information and will not be accepted.

2) Price Proposal

(i) Offeror shall complete the Price Schedule attached at Section J-1.

(ii) For the sample order attached at J-3, offeror shall complete Tabs 1 (Price Schedule) and 2 (Price Detail) of the Excel spreadsheet attached at Section J-4.

(iii) SF 1449: Offeror must provide a signed copy of the SF 1449 and acknowledge the receipt of amendments to confirm offeror has read and agrees to comply with all terms and conditions of the solicitation.

(iv) Offeror may include a narrative describing offeror’s labor categories, pricing and any discounts, if applicable.

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