1305M325Q0229 Amendment 0001.pdf

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: is not is required 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

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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. 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.)

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

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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WAD-NWS

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1305M325Q0229

08/04/2025

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Summary of Changes for Amendment 0001

In response to questions received, the following changes are made:

A. Updated Pricing Sheet attached B. Updated PWS attached with changes highlighted C. Updated submission instructions with changes highlighted

1305M325Q0229 0001

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Objective. The Government will award one firm-fixed-price (FFP) indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from this solicitation. This solicitation is set aside 100% for small business concerns.

2. General.

a. This acquisition will be conducted utilizing the procedures of Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

b. Quotes shall be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation. Non-compliant quotes may be excluded from evaluation and rejected without further notification to the quoter. To be considered compliant, quotes must include all required documents, comply with all solicitation instructions, and meet all terms, conditions, and specifications herein.

c. The due date for quotes is 18 August 2025 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. If desired, quoters may send an email to the Contract Specialist, Hannah Hartman, at hannah.hartman@noaa.gov to confirm receipt of quote.

d. Period for Acceptance of Quotes: FAR 52.212-1(c) is hereby revised as follows: By submitting a quote in response to this solicitation, quoters are agreeing to hold their proposed prices firm for 90 days from the final date specified for receipt of quotes.

3. Solicitation Questions and Comments

a. All questions shall be submitted via the following Google Form

(https://forms.gle/qzukgsW2yuPoebBo8) no later than 2:00 PM Pacific Time on 12 August 2025. The Government will only respond to questions and comments submitted through the Google Form. Submit one question or comment on each form. Quoters may make multiple submissions to ask multiple questions.

b. The Government will respond to all timely questions and comments by posting a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document to SAM.gov, as an amendment to the solicitation. The names of quoters will not be included in the posted Q&A.

4. Submission Instructions

a. Quotes shall be submitted using the Quote Submission Google Form

(https://forms.gle/KU24ubBf4Jn8vu3M9). A copy of the form is included as Attachment 3 - Printout of Solicitation Submission Form - 1305M325Q0229, to this solicitation for preview purposes; however, the Government will only accept submissions sent via the linked Google Form. Additionally, Attachment 4 - Historical Order Data Sheet is provided for informational purposes to aid in quote development.

b. The Quotes Submission Form requires the following information to be input or uploaded, all of which must be completed in order for a quote to be considered compliant. All necessary submission details are contained within the Form.

• General Information (Including Contact Information; SF 1449; SF 30(s);

Representations and Certifications)

• Include completed FAR 52.204-24 fill-ins, FAR 52.212-3 fill-ins, and FAR 52.225-2 fill-ins

• Factor 1 - Technical Capability; and

• Factor 2 - Price

• Sheet 1 of Pricing Sheet will be used for evaluation mailto:hannah.hartman@noaa.gov https://forms.gle/qzukgsW2yuPoebBo8 https://forms.gle/KU24ubBf4Jn8vu3M9

• Sheet 2 of Pricing Sheet will not be incorporated into the total evaluated price; however, once a potential awardee is identified, those prices will be evaluated for reasonableness and incorporated into the resultant contract

• If an alternate is proposed for one of the requested UPS, list only one alternate on Sheet 1 of the Pricing Sheet to be used for evaluation, all additional available alternates shall be listed on Sheet 2 of the Pricing Sheet

(End of Submission Instructions) CAR - 1352.213-70 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (APR 2010)Basis for Selection and Award

1. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors and subfactors will be used to evaluate quotes:

- Factor 1 - Technical Capability

- Subfactor 1: Self-Certification of UPS Availability

- Subfactor 2: Capability Summary and Delivery/Pick-Up

- Factor 2 - Price

2. Using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13, award will be based on a determination of best value to the Government after conducting a trade-off analysis of price and non-price factors. This method does not use any aspects of FAR 15.3. The use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures does not obligate the government to determine a competitive range, conduct discussions with any quoter(s), solicit proposals or revisions thereto, or use any other source selection techniques associated with FAR Subpart 15.3.

3. Exchanges with the Best-Suited Quoter. The Government anticipates selecting the best value quoter from initial responses, without engaging in exchanges with quoters. Quoters are strongly encouraged to submit their best non-price and price quotes in response to this solicitation.

a. However, once the Government determines the quoter that is the best-suited (i.e., the apparent successful quoter), the Government reserves the right to communicate with only that quoter to address any remaining issues, if necessary, and finalize a contract with that quoter. These issues may include non-price and price. If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, at the sole discretion of the Government, the Government reserves the right to communicate with the next best-suited quoter based on the original analysis and address any remaining issues. Once the Government has begun communications with the next best-suited quoter, no further communications with the previous quoter will be entertained until after the contract has been awarded.

This process shall continue until an agreement is successfully reached and a contract is awarded.

b. If the Government determines that it is not in its best interest to follow the exchanges with the best-suited quoter process, the Government reserves the right to hold interchanges using Interchange Notices (INs). The Government also reserves the right to hold interchanges prior to determining a best-suited quoter, if such interchanges are necessary to make the determination. Interchanges are fluid interaction(s) between the Contracting Officer and the quoters that may address any aspect of the quote. The Government is not required to conduct interchanges with any or all quoters responding to this solicitation.

c. Separate from interchanges, the Government may contact one or more quoters to clarify certain aspects of proposals or to resolve minor or clerical errors.

Evaluation Factors and Methodology

1. Factor 1, Subfactor 1: Self-Certification of UPS Availability

a. The Government will assign quoters one of the following ratings based on their self-certified ability to maintain stock of required UPS types: Does Not Meet Requirements; or Meets Requirements. If the quoter does not meet requirements for this subfactor, their quote will be removed from consideration for contract award without further evaluation.

2. Factor 1, Subfactor 2: Capability Summary and Delivery/Pick-Up

a. The Government will assign quoters one of the following confidence ratings based on their

Google Form response to Subfactor 2: No Confidence; Low Confidence; Some Confidence; or High Confidence.

b. The Government will consider, in part, the following aspects of the quoters’ capabilities when assigning confidence ratings:

• Ability/Plan for establishing a pickup location in Kansas City

• Shipping capacity/capability

• Ability/Plan to ship to required/desired locations within 30 days of order

• Warranty period and terms information for required UPS

c. Note: Shipment to Alaska and Pacific Regions is not mandatory. Quoters that cannot deliver to those locations will not be removed from consideration for award; however, the Government may evaluate quoters who can ship to all locations more favorably than those that cannot.

3. Factor 1, Subfactor 3: AbilityOne Utilization Plan (Not Rated)

a. The Government will not assign a rating for this subfactor, and this subfactor will not be part of the best value analysis. However, quoters that do not include a compliant AbilityOne Utilization Plan may be removed from consideration for award.

b. The Government will review the submitted AbilityOne Utilization Plans for compliance. The AbilityOne Utilization Plan should adequately address the quoters’ proposed use of the AbilityOne program, describe how they will effectively utilize AbilityOne contractors, and provide their anticipated goals for this requirement to be deemed compliant.

4. Factor 2 - Price

a. The Government will evaluate Factor 2 submissions and develop a total evaluated price (TEP) for each quoter. The Government will conduct a price analysis of the quoters’ TEPs using one or more of the price analysis techniques identified in FAR 13.106-3. The TEP must be complete, accurate, and fair and reasonable to be eligible for award.

b. Complete/Accurate. The Government will evaluate quoters’ price submissions to ensure that they are compliant with the submission instructions in the solicitation and are mathematically accurate. The Government will evaluate whether the quoters provided proposed prices for all units in Attachment 2 - Pricing Sheet, for all years of performance. Price quotes that are not complete and accurate may be determined non-compliant and may be ineligible for award.

c. Reasonableness. The existence of adequate price competition is expected to support a determination of reasonableness. Other price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a) may be used to further validate price reasonableness. If adequate price competition is not obtained or if price reasonableness cannot be determined using price analysis of Government-obtained information, additional data other than certified cost or pricing data may be required from the Quoter to support the quoted prices.

d. The Government will not conduct a price realism evaluation under this procurement.

e. Option to Extend Services. The Government will evaluate the potential extension under FAR

52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, by adding one-half of the submitted subtotal for the final year of performance to the total submitted price. Quoters shall not provide pricing for the six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8. If this clause is invoked, the unit prices from the current period of performance year will be utilized (e.g., If FAR 52.217-8 is exercised during Year 2, then the rates awarded via FAR 52.217-8 will be awarded using Year 2 rates.)

f. The Total Evaluated Price. The total evaluated price will include the quoters’ proposed price for all years of performance and the six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8. The Government may incorporate a price evaluation factor to non-domestic quotes in accordance with FAR

25.106. The total evaluated price will not include the additional compatible UPS listed on sheet 2 of the Pricing Sheet, only the chosen alternate on sheet 1 of the Pricing Sheet will be used in evaluation (if applicable).

5. Best Value Tradeoff Analysis. The Government will conduct a best value-tradeoff between all quoters who submitted compliant quotes. This tradeoff will consider Factor 1, Subfactors 1 and 2, and Factor 2 (Price). In this tradeoff, the non-price factor and its subsequent subfactors, when combined, will be moderately more important than price. The Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced quoter based upon the best value determination.

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