1305M222QNMAN0089 Amendment 0001 - SF 30.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)

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 1 1

2. Amendment/Modification No. 3. Effective Date 4. Requisition/Purchase Req. No. 5. Project No. (if applicable)

0001 07/21/2022 NMAN2200-22-00443

6. Issued By Code AJ930073 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code NOAA/Eastern Acquisition Division 200 Granby Street, Suite 405 Norfolk, VA 23510

See Block 6

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

X

1305M222QNMAN0089

9B. Date (See Item 11) July 29, 2022 at 11AM, EST 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 x 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 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, X 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.)

Amend Solicitation 1305M222QNMAN0089 as follows:

1) Provide a one week extension to the solicitation response due date. The revised deadline is 11:00 am EST on July 29, 2022.

2) Provide revised Combined Synopsis Solicitation Package 1305M22QNMAN0089 to correct the incorrectly selected FAR 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (SEP 2021), as this requirement is a total small business set aside.

3) Provide responses to questions pertaining to the Request for Quotation (RFQ) that were received on or before 12:00 pm EST on July 14, 2022.

See the attached Continuation Sheet for the vendor questions and the Government responses

Vendor Question 1: In Volume II, are we to only fill out Attachment III for all past performance examples cited or can we elaborate on these within Volume II with figures and more detailed information?

Government Response to vendor question 1: The information for each past performance reference shall be in the vendors’ Volume II, Past Performance portion to include an Attachment III completed for each past performance reference. Figures and more detailed information is acceptable to demonstrate the similarity of the past performance, but please be mindful not to add any price information in Volume II.

Vendor Question 2: What is meant by Magnitude in Attachment III, the Past Performance Form (also listed on page 26 of the RFQ)? Is it level of effort (heads of support), or some other metric? If some other metric, can you explain what is desired to be included?

Government Response to vendor question 2: The term magnitude is used to describe the size and importance/impact of the referenced requirement. The objective is to find past performance where the requirement was of similar in scope and the impact/importance to the effort described in the Statement of Work.

Vendor Question 3: We reviewed the sexual assault and sexual harassment training required by NAO 202-1106 and reviewed the link provided in the RFQ, https://www.noaa.gov/organization/acquisition-grants/noaa-workplace-harassment-training-for-contractors-and-financial. However, there does not appear to be any training material in the links. Will the training material be provided at a later date?

Government Response to vendor question 3: No, as stated in the clause NAM 1330-52.222-70 NOAA

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY (MAY 2018),

under (b), “It is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that contractor employees maintain the highest degree of conduct and standards in performance of the contract. In support of this, NOAA urges its contractors to develop and enforce comprehensive company policy addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment.

The contractor shall include wording substantially the same as this solicitation and contract language in every subcontract so that it is binding upon each subcontractor.”

The contractor is responsible for developing such training, utilizing the elements/information provided in the link.

Vendor Question 4: Review of RFQ 1305M222QNMAN0089 and Attachment II Pricing Schedule we find no mention of how to handle Travel costs. I would imagine you will want to handle this as part of Delivery/Task Order quotes where cost would be a reimbursement IAW FAR 31-205-46?

Government Response to vendor question 4: Travel may be needed on rare occasions. All travel costs must be approved by the COR in advance and will be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) at the Task Order level.

Vendor Question 5: Review of RFQ page 24 Instructions to Offerors should there be any annotation that each page of proposal with statement regarding source selection. Should there be any special statement made on each page of the proposal such as "SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION –SEE FAR 2.101 and 3.104 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Government Response to vendor question 5: No, there is no requirement to add a special statement on each page of the proposal such as "SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION –SEE FAR 2.101 and 3.104 FOR OFFICIAL

USE ONLY.

Vendor Question 6: Page 1 of the solicitation states it is set-aside for small businesses. On page 16 of the solicitation, paragraph 3, “…The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses…”, includes selection of FAR 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (SEP 2021). Is this solicitation set aside for women-owned small businesses only?

Government Response to vendor question 6: This RFQ is a small business Set-Aside, it is open to all qualified small businesses. FAR 52.219-30 was selected in error and has been removed from the RFQ. As such, the revised Combined Synopsis Solicitation 1305M22QNMAN0089 has been included as an attachment to this Amendment.

Vendor Question 7: We respectfully request an extension to the due date of the subject solicitation from 22 July 2022 to 29 July 2022.

Government Response to Vendor Question 7: The government is issuing an extension of the due date to 11:00 am EST on July 29, 2022.

Vendor Question 8: We are not quite sure what NOAA is asking for re the NTE block. Are you asking for the max amount of hours that we can dedicate to NOAA for technical support? Our opinion is that we would support as much as required.

Government Response to Vendor Question 8: No, we are asking for the annual not to exceed dollar value for maximum amount of technical support your firm can provide.

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)

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

Vendor Question 9: In Attachment II, the line item descriptions for all categories are shown as “Base rate.” Should this actually be the “Fully Loaded” or “Fully Burdened” rate since the base rate is generally considered to be exclusive of benefits, overhead, profit, etc. and the fully loaded rate is what is actually used for task order estimates and billing?

Government Response to Vendor Question 9: We are asking for the “fully burdened” labor rate.