Amendment_A02.pdf

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)

James D. Sprandel Contracting Officer

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States of America

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. Date Signed

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. Contract ID Code Page of Pages N/A 1 3

2. Amendment/Modification No. 3. Effective Date 4. Requisition/Purchase Reqn. No. 5. Project No. (if applicable) A02 03/07/18 2000005122 N/A

6. Issued By Code 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) See Block 6 Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program 1400 Independence Ave SW STOP 0239 Washington, D.C. 20250-0239

8. Name and Address of Contractor (No., Street, County, and Zip Code) (X) 9A. Amendment of Solicitation No.

X 12-3J14-18-S-0096

9B. Date (See Item 11) 02/08/18 10A. Modification of Contract/Order No.

10B. Date (See Item 13)

Code Facility Code

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended X 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 1 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 ACKNOWLEDG- MENT 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 you 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 APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACT/ORDERS.

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

(x) 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 fourth 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 1 copies to the issuing office.

14. Description of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of this amendment is to answer late questions received in response to the solicitation identified in Block 9A and issue an updated Attachment D.1 - Schedule of Items:

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A. Questions and Answers

1. Question: Is it permissible for a contractor to utilize small business subcontractors to perform more than 50% of the required services in accordance with the revised limitations on subcontracting as prescribed in 13 CFR 125.6?

Answer: 13 CFR 125.6 only applies to full or partial small business set-asides. This solicitation is being competed on an unrestricted basis. FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting does not apply.

2. Question: I’ve been in contact with the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTACs) and they’re going to apply for HUBZone Certification for my firm. The HUBZone certification process for my company will take 30 to 90 days – can I take advantage of my HUBZone status?

Answer: Your firm must be HUBZone certified by the solicitation offer/due date for the HUBZone price preference to be effective. This certification must be indicated in the SBA List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns as well as in the System for Award Management (SAM) (see FAR 52.212-3(10) Offerors Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, HUBZone small business concern). Note: At least 50% of the cost of personnel for contract performance must be spent for employees of HUBzone business concerns.

3. Question: When task orders are issued, are they sent to the prime contractor or will they go to all the interested vendors on the list, so they can bid on them?

Answer: Task orders will be issued only to prime contractors that have been awarded a contract.

4. Question: I tried to discuss WBSCM EDI requirements for our WMS with WBSCM and they couldn’t help me with that. Do you know who I can talk with?

Answer: AMS does not currently use EDI with WBSCM. However, AMS would like to assess each offeror’s EDI capabilities for potential future implementation. Offerors should provide examples of their EDI capabilities through their Warehouse Management System (WMS) with other commercial client customers, such as a typical group of data fields that would be automatically captured and populated.

5. Question: The WBSCM team indicated that I need to be approved by WBSCM before placing any proposal, but I think it is just if the bid is going through them, correct?

Answer: Offerors do not need to submit their proposals in WBSCM. Refer to Section E.2.22 of the solicitation.

6. Question: On the report samples (Attachments 3.7), it lists CSFP and FDPIR on the same reports with a column designation. Currently we invoice these programs separately. Can you confirm the new requirement is to invoice both programs on the same invoice? Would it be OK to invoice them separately?

Answer: Yes, the new requirement is to invoice both programs on the same invoice. No, it would not be OK to invoice them with separate reports. See the answer to Question 48 in Amendment A01.

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7. Question: On page 3 of the Solicitation (Section A.1 Proposal Submission Checklist), the second bullet says:

“Provide acknowledgement of any/all amendments (SF-30).” Where is Form SF-30 located?

Answer: Whenever the Contracting Officer amends a solicitation to change the terms and conditions listed in the solicitation, an SF-30 “Amendment of Solicitation /Modification of Contract” form is completed. As the title suggests, this form may be used to amend a solicitation or modifiy a contract. The Contracting Officer will issue the amendment to the solicitation in the same manner as the solicitation was issued – in the case of this solicitation, amendments will be issued on FBO.gov. Information specific to the amendment is contained in blocks 1 -12 and 14. Instructions for acknowledging the amendment are contained in block 11 of the SF-30.

All amendment must be acknowleged in the offeror’s proposal submitted by the offer due date.

B. Changes to the Solicitation and Attachments (changes indicated in bold font on updated documents)

1. Attachment D.1 – Schedule of Items is updated to include the State of Arizona on the Contractor LTL

Transport Prices worksheet. A copy of the updated spreadsheet is attached to this amendment.

2. Attachment D.1 – Schedule of Items is updated to delete the incorrect entry for Livingston, OK and correct the following zip codes on the Contractor TL Transport Prices worksheet. A copy of the updated spreadsheet is attached to this amendment.

Location Old Zip Code Correct Zip Code

Grand Junction, CO 82501 81501 Towaoc, CO 81152 81334 Auburn, ME 04221 04210 Omaha, NE 68509 68111 Neptune, NJ 07205 07753 Exton, PA 19431 19341 Keshena, WI 53140 54135