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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:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning 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 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.

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

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER 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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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)

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

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

PAGE OF PAGES

6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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See pages 2 through 3 of this amendment for responses to questions.

The proposal submission due date is not extended. The revised Standard Form 33 and revised J.2 Schedule of Items and Prices are provided as attachments.

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1. The VDATUM tab of attachment J.2 Schedule of Items and Prices has an asterisk in cells A14 and A25, but no explanation on this worksheet as to what the asterisk is for. Could the Government please provide an explanation of what these asterisk represent?

Government Response: The asterisk notes that each section is to be priced on a per station basis, not a total summation of stations in the US Territories nor a summation of stations in NJ, NY, HI, RI, AK, the Great Lakes, and the West Coast. An asterisk was added to A39 for clarification.

2. In column P of the PORTS O&M tab in attachment J.2 Schedule of Items and Prices do we provide the price per Routine Maintenance visit or do we provide the total price for Routine Maintenance in a calendar year?

Government Response: The prices should reflect the pricing per Routine Maintenance visit. “Per visit” was added to the column title of the PORTS O&M tab in J.2 Schedule of Items and Prices.

3. On the NWLON O&M tab of attachment J.2 Schedule of Items and Prices all of the NWLON stations in Alaska are listed except for the NWLON in Juneau. Is the Juneau NWLON station intentionally omitted from the list?

Government Response: The Juneau station is added and J.2 Schedule of Items and Prices is updated to include the Juneau station in row 30 of the NWLON O&M tab.

4. The VDATUM tab of attachment J.2 Schedule of Items and Prices requests pricing for a Basic VDatum Station. We were unable to find a definition of a basic VDatum station in the RFP. Could the Government please provide an example of a basic VDatum station that has been installed in the past?

Government Response: A VDATUM station is a basic temporary water level station that is installed. VDATUM stations historically stand alone, are generally located near tidal bodies of water, or installed on existing structures when available. The VDATUM station needs to be temporary but stable enough to gather the required number of months of continuous data, which is historically three (3) continuous months of data. The PWS is updated to include this definition on page 4.

5. Does a small business need to provide a Volume IV - Small Business Subcontracting Plan?

Government Response: A small business is not required to provide a Volume IV- Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

6. Section 6.1 of attachment J.1 Performance Work Statement is titled "Installation and Removal of Water Level Stations (T&M)". The title of this section suggests the installation and removal of water level stations will be performed as time and materials (T&M). Historically the installation and removal of water level stations was performed as firm fixed price (FFP). Is the title of section 6.1 correct and will the installation and removal of water level stations be performed as T&M?

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Government Response: Yes, the title of PWS Section 6.1 is correct and the installation and removal of water level stations will be performed as T&M.

7. Item iii on page 84 of SF33 requiring “double-spaced” formatting. This differs from past submittals, and would substantively affect the amount of technical information submitted.

Government Response: Page 84 on the Standard Form 33 has been updated to remove the reference to double spacing.