AMendment 0001 Quesitons and AnswersCOSG.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

04/09/2020

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

GAO2003270005

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

GAO-HQ-AMCODE

BOOKER, THERESA E

ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

441 G STREET, N.W.

ROOM 7N14U

ATTENTION:

WASHINGTON, DC 20548

6. ISSUED BY CODE7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

05GA0A20Q0021

CODE FACILITY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, country, state and ZIP Code) (X)

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

04/01/2020

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X XThe above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended, 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: (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 telegram 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 RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE 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.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Amendment 0001 to issues Questions and Answers

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) Theresa Booker Contract Oficer

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED

By (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

1 Continuation Sheet 1 GAO Contacts 1 GAO Contacts 2 GAO COR 2 GAO Contracting Officer's Representative(COR)

2 Contract Clauses 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 52.216-1 52.216-1 – Types of Contract. (APR 1984) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

52.233-70 DISPUTES—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCY (APR 2008)

GAO GAO ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - INVOICE

PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (JUNE 2017)

52.216-9002 52.216-9002 Most Favored Customer Price (Jun 04) - alternate 1 (Agency specific) 52.212-4(d) 52.212-4(d) Disputes (October 2018)

52.243.70 GAO 52.243-70 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES

52.217-8 52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services. (NOV 1999)

3 Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments

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Section 1 - Continuation Sheet

Number Supplies or Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Total ( Inc. disc., tax, and fees)

1 Service Original: 1.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 1.000000 LOT

Period of Performance: 04/16/2020 - 04/15/2021

Description: Professional Licenses- Event Management

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0001

Pricing Options: Base

2 Service Original: 500.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 500.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 04/16/2020 - 04/15/2021

Description: Pre-payment registration fee: 500 enrollees @______ea

Total

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0002

Pricing Options: Base

3 Service Original: 1.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 1.000000 LOT

Period of Performance: 04/16/2020 - 04/15/2021

Description: Event Calendar

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0003

Pricing Options: Base

101 Service Original: 1.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 1.000000 LOT

Period of Performance: 04/16/2021 - 04/15/2022

Description: Professional Licenses- Event Management

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0101

Pricing Options: Option

102 Service Original: 500.000000

Change: 0.000000

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Current: 500.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 04/16/2021 - 04/15/2022

Description: Pre-payment registration fee:500 enrollees @_______=

Total

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0102

Pricing Options: Option

103 Service Original: 1.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 1.000000 LOT

Period of Performance: 04/16/2021 - 04/15/2022

Description: Event Calendar

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0103

Pricing Options: Option

201 Service Original: 1.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 1.000000 LOT

Period of Performance: 04/16/2022 - 04/15/2023

Description: Professional Licenses

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0201

Pricing Options: Option

202 Service Original: 500.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 500.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 04/16/2022 - 04/15/2023

Description: Pre-payment registration fee:500 enrollees @_______=

Total

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0202

Pricing Options: Option

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203 Service Original: 1.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 1.000000 LOT

Period of Performance: 04/16/2022 - 04/15/2023

Description: Event Calendar

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0203

Pricing Options: Option

301 Service Original: 1.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 1.000000 LOT

Period of Performance: 04/16/2023 - 04/15/2024

Description: Professional Licenses

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0301

Pricing Options: Option

302 Service Original: 500.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 500.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 04/16/2023 - 04/15/2024

Description: Pre-payment registration fee:500 enrollees @_______=

Total

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0302

Pricing Options: Option

303 Service Original: 1.000000

Change: 0.000000

Current: 1.000000 LOT

Period of Performance: 04/16/2023 - 04/15/2024

Description: Event Calendar

Reference Line: GAO2003270005 - 0303

Pricing Options: Option

Section 1 - Continuation Sheet

1 GAO Contacts 1 GAO Contacts

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SECTION II -ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORDER

For the purposes of monitoring and technical direction, the GAO points of contact for this contract are:

ON-LINE COURSE REGISTRATION, PAYMENT, AND COURSE EVALUATION CAPABILITY

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Contracting Officer Theresa Booker U.S. Government Accountability Office Acquisition Management 441 G Street, N.W. Room 7116K Washington, DC 20548 Phone Number: (202)512-8550 E-mail: BookerT@gao.gov

Contract Specialist Danyeal Y Madison U.S. Government Accountability Office Acquisition Management 441 G Street, NW. Room 7116J Washington, DC 20548 Phone Number: (202) 512-4275 Email: MadisonDY@gao.gov

Technical Conact and COR Janet StLaurent 441 G Street, N.W;

Washington, DC 20548 Email: StLaurentJ@gao.gov

2 GAO COR 2 GAO Contracting Officer's Representative(COR)

A COR will be designated at time of award. The individual will act as the Contracting Officer's liaison with the contractor. The COR will be authorized to:

(a) approve delivery, billing, payment procedures and formats for management reports;

(b) approve technical adjustments not involving a change in the scope, terms, or conditions of this contract;

(c) obtain progress reports; and

(d) perform inspection of service. The COR does not have the authority to modify the contract or bind the Government in any way.

The GAO Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to amend or alter the term of the contract

Section 2 - Contract Clauses

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon re-quest, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/ these address(es):

[Insert one or more Internet addresses]

(End of clause)

52.216-1 52.216-1 – Types of Contract. (APR 1984)

52.216-1 – Types of Contract. (APR 1984)

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The Government contemplates award of a FIRM FIXED PRICE contract resulting from this solicitation.

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Govern-ment gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The prelimin-ary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 66 months.

52.233-70 DISPUTES—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCY (APR 2008)

(a) This contract is subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as amended (41 U.S.C. 601-613), as modified by Section 1501 of Title I of Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-161, 121 Stat. 1844 (2008).

(b) Except as provided in the Act, all disputes arising under or relating to this contract shall be resolved under this clause.

(c) Claim, as used in this clause, means a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to this contract. However, a written demand or written assertion by the Contractor seeking the payment of money exceeding $50,000 is not a claim under the Act until certified. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute when submit-ted is not a claim under the Act. The submission may be converted to a claim under the Act, by complying with the submission and certification requirements of this clause, if it is disputed either as to liability or amount or is not acted upon in a reasonable time.

(d)(1) A claim by the Contractor shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated in this contract, submitted within 6 years after accrual of the claim to the Contracting Officer for a written decision. A claim by the Government against the Contractor shall be sub-ject to a written decision by the Contracting Officer.

(d)(2)(i) The Contractor shall provide the certification specified in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this clause when submitting any claim ex-ceeding $50,000.

(ii) The certification requirement does not apply to issues in controversy that have not been submitted as all or part of a claim.

(iii) The certification shall state as follows: "I certify that the claim is made in good faith; that the supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief; that the amount requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the Contractor believes the Government is liable; and that I am duly authorized to certify the claim on behalf of the Contractor."

(3) The certification may be executed by any person duly authorized to bind the Contractor with respect to the claim.

(e) For Contractor claims of $50,000 or less, the Contracting Officer must, if requested in writing by the Contractor, render a decision within 60 days of the request. For Contractor-certified claims over $50,000, the Contracting Officer must, within 60 days, decide the claim or notify the Contractor of the date by which the decision will be made.

(f) The Contracting Officer's decision shall be final unless the Contractor appeals, within 90 days of receipt of a contracting officer’s decision, to the Government Accountability Office Contract Appeals Board, 441 G Street, N.W., Room 7182, Washington, D.C.

20548; Facsimile: 202-512-9749; E-Mail: CAB@gao.gov.

(g) If the claim by the Contractor is submitted to the Contracting Officer or a claim by the Government is presented to the Contractor, the parties, by mutual consent, may agree to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR). If the Contractor refuses an offer for ADR, the Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer, in writing, of the Contractor's specific reasons for rejecting the offer.

(h) The Government shall pay interest on the amount found due and unpaid from (1) the date that the Contracting Officer receives the claim (certified, if required); or (2) the date that payment otherwise would be due, if that date is later, until the date of payment. With regard to claims having defective certifications, as defined in FAR, 48 CFR 33.201, interest shall be paid from the date that the Con-tracting Officer initially receives the claim. Simple interest on claims shall be paid at the rate, fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in the Act, which is applicable to the period during which the Contracting Officer receives the claim and then at the rate ap-plicable for each 6-month period as fixed by the Treasury Secretary during the pendency of the claim.

(i) The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any request for relief, claim, appeal, or action arising under the contract, and comply with any decision of the Contracting Officer.

GAO GAO ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP)

(JUNE 2017)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform Sys-tem (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper in-voice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Govern-

Document Number: 05GA0A20Q0021 Page 7 of 8 ment Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Bo-ston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contact-ing the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (866) 973-3131.

Payment Mailing Address U.S. Mail:

FMBO, Financial Management Government Accountability Office 441 G Street NW; Room 7116E Washington DC, 20548

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer.

52.216-9002 52.216-9002 Most Favored Customer Price (Jun 04) - alternate 1 (Agency specific)

The Offeror warrants and agrees that the prices charged under this Agreement will not exceed the prices charged by the contractor to its most favored customer for the same item or services in like or comparable quantities; and further agrees, that any payments received for charges made in excess of prices paid by such most favored customers will be returned to the Government.

52.212-4(d) 52.212-4(d) Disputes (October 2018)

FAR 52.212-4(d), Disputes, is replaced by the disputes clause within this ordering agreement under Section 2 Contract Clauses (Refer to Clause: GAO 52.233-70 Disputes - Legislative Branch Agency (APR 2008).

52.243.70 GAO 52.243-70 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES

Definitions: "Contracting Officer," as used in this clause, does not include any representative of the Contracting Officer: "Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)," as used in this clause, means any person the Contracting Officer has so designated by written notice (a copy of which shall be provided to the Contractor) which shall refer to this subparagraph and shall be issued to the designated rep-resentative before the COR exercises such authority.

Notice: The primary purpose of this clause is to obtain prompt reporting of Government conduct that the Contractor considers consti-tuting a change to this contract. Except for changes identified as such in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing promptly, within 15 calendar days from the date that the Contractor identifies any Gov-ernment conduct (including actions, inactions, and written or oral communications) that the Contractor regards as a change to the con-tract terms and conditions. On the basis of the most accurate information available to the Contractor, the notice shall state:

1) The date, nature, and circumstances of the conduct regarded as a change;

2) The name, function, and activity of each Government individual and Contractor official or employee involved in or knowledgeable about such conduct;

3) The identification of any documents and the substance of any oral communication involved in such conduct; and

4) In the instance of alleged acceleration of scheduled performance or delivery, the basis upon which it arose.

52.217-8 52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services. (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Of-ficer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

(End of clause)

Section 3 - Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments Identifier Title Date Number of

Pages

2 RFQ SOLICATATION 04/07/2020 8

3 Questions and Answer 04/09/2020 1

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