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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 electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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.

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Yellowstone NP WY 82190 Mammoth Supply Center / 22 Stable St PO Box 168 NPS, IMR - Northern Rockies MABO

08/04/20210002

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

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

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

07/16/2021

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

Amendment 0002 issued to 140P1421Q0081 for the following:

1) Respond to the last set of questions (question deadline was August 2, 2021):

Question: Does the Government have a preference for whether the training is conducted before or after the DEI culture assessment?

Answer: After. The goal is for the consultant is to assess the organization and conduct training that is specific to the assessment findings.

Question: What is the anticipated timeframe for award of contract for this work?¿ Is the response to the question complete (i.e. "Would like to Award¿)?

Answer: Award will be made by Sept 1, 2021.

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

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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Question: Are the provisions included or excluded from the total page (i.e.,15 pages)?

Answer: Provisions are not included in the maximum number of pages for your proposal.

Question: What provisions are we required to submit with our proposal?

Answer: Page four of the solicitation, Instructions to Offerors, states that Provisions

52.204-24 & 52.204-26 shall be completed.

Amendment 0001 issued to 140P1421Q0081 for the following:

1) In response to the following questions.

2) Provide an Updated Price Schedule

3) Extend the response to 10 AM MST Monday, August 16, 2021

Question: Does the NTIR have a budget or level of effort estimate for the work?

Answer: The Government Estimate is not available for this service.

Question: We assume this is new work and there is no incumbent vendor. Can you please confirm?

Answer: Correct this is new work.

Question: Has NTIR conducted any previous DEI organizational assessments? Has NTIR conducted any organizational assessments?

Answer: No

Question: For option 3, does the NTIR have an estimate of the kind and quantity of support (in terms of labor hours) required?

Answer: Estimated 5 hours per month for 10 months

Question: Do proposed staff require any clearances?

Answer: All computer equipment required to undertake the contract is expected to be provided by the contractor, so no.

Question: Do proposed staff need to be US citizens or is it sufficient if they are authorized to legally work in the US?

Answer: This shall be in accordance with your entity registration in SAM.gov, Department of

Labor and the McNamara-O¿Hara Service Contract

Act.

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Question: In regards to option 2, are the field excursions one day excursions or multiple day excursions?

Answer: Multiple day excursions, approximately 5 days each (including travel days)

Question: When is the last day for questions?

Answer: August 2

Question: Is there an incumbent for this work requirement?

Answer: No incumbent.

Question: If there is an incumbent, what is the name of the firm? How long have they worked with the NPS NTIR?

Answer: N//A

Question: What is the possibility of an extension of the deadline for vendors to submit their proposal responses to NPS?

Answer: Yes, the response date is extended to

10AM MST, Monday, August 16, 2021

Question: What is the anticipated time frame for award of a contract for this work?

Answer: Would like to Award

Question: How soon after the award does NPS expect work to begin?

Answer: A project schedule is due within 90 days of the post-award project orientation meeting.

That meeting is slated for the week.

Question: We are assuming that the requirement spans two to three trainings in order to accommodate all 20 staff-members located in the 3 offices in New Mexico and Utah. Is this an accurate assumption?

Answer: No, the training is anticipated to be 2-3 sessions with all employees present at each session.

Question: We note that travel is included in the firm fixed pricing quote. We understand this to mean that we are to provide our travel pricing separately for any travel we deem necessary for the base contract and accordingly for each of the three options. Is this an accurate understanding

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Answer: Travel shall be priced for the base and options in accordance with the Federal Travel

Regulations and shall be included in the grand total for the firm fixed price.

Question: We are assuming that NPS NTIR will allow for virtual sessions to be provided for the staff orientation and training. Is this an accurate assumption?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Does NPS have a specific technology platform it requires for virtual training?

Answer: Microsoft Teams is preferred, though other options are possible (such as Zoom)

Question: If virtual training is provided, does

NPS anticipate providing the producer or is this to be provided by the contractor?

Answer: We are assuming that the contractor will provide the necessary technology, and/or we can use the NPS Microsoft Teams platform, moderated by either NPS or the contractor. If Zoom is the preferred application, it will need to be set up by the contractor.

Question: If firm fixed travel pricing is to be provided for Option 2, we need to know specifically which locations are anticipated for travel and how long the anticipated duration of each trip required / desired by the government, in order to best provide the best possible accurate pricing quote. Can the government please provide its best estimate information for this option?

Answer: The price schedule has been updated to reflect the following for Option 2

1) Kansas City, Missouri: Two days travel, two days on site

2) Chattanooga, Tennessee: Two days travel, two days on site

3) Albuquerque, New Mexico: One day on site (in conjunction with Option #1 travel to Santa

Fe/Albuquerque)

Question: We are assuming that the Project

Manager is the only individual for whom we are to provide a resume. Is this an accurate assumption?

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Answer: Please provide a resume for the project manager and organizational chart if applicable.

Question: If additional resumes are to be provided, please advise the position name/type for desired resumes, maximum number of resumes, and maximum number of pages per resume that the government is seeking from each contractor for this response.

Answer: Additional resumes are not required.

Please provide an organizational chart if applicable.

Question: Can the government advise if there are any formatting requirements and/or restrictions for this response?

Answer: Please keep the file size to under 7 MB ¿

Preferred Times New Roman, no smaller than 10 size font, 1.5 spacing.

Question: Can the government please advise if there is a maximum number of pages associated with the response?

Answer: 15 pages

Question: We are assuming our responses are to be provided in two separate volumes - technical and pricing. Is this an accurate assumption?

Answer: This is acceptable but not required.

Question: While considering our pricing approach for Line Item 10, is it possible for us to do all in-person training in one location for all employees, or do we need to go to each of the three locations and train each group separately?

Answer: Yes, one location is preferred, either all in-person or possibly a mix of in-person and video conferencing.

Question: Sections B & C are missing in the Scope of Work section. Was this a formatting mistake, or is there information we are missing?

Answer: This is a formatting error.

Question: We noticed that travel pricing is mentioned twice in the RFQ document - in SOW VII, and in SOW XIV with opposing instructions. Can you confirm the travel pricing instructions and are we allowed to add an additional line price for travel, since it¿s a pass through rate and

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Answer: Section VII is providing FTR guidance on establishing your costs for travel. Section XIV is stating that travel costs may be invoiced in accordance with the established rate in the awarded contract after completion. You do not have to wait to the end of the contract to bill for those expenses once incurred.

Quotes must be in accordance with and in the order detailed in this section. Failure to submit quotes according to the instructions provided within the solicitation may result in the respondent¿s quote not being considered for award.

All interested parties shall be registered in the

System for Award Management or SAM at time an offer or quotation is submitted.

The offerors shall submit a quote to the contracting specialist by email to mary_woodin@nps.gov.

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