Amendment_0001_-_Payroll_Services_Sol.docx

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. Contract ID Code

Page of Pages

2. Amendment/Modification

3. Effective Date December 11, 2018

4. Requisition/Purchase N/A

5. Project No.

N/A

6. Issued By:

Department of State U.S. Embassy GSO - Acquisitions Rome, Italy

7. Administered By:

Department of State U.S. Embassy Human Resources Office Rome, Italy Code:

Name and Address of Contractor

9A. Amendment of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (see item 11)

November 9, 2018

10A. Modification of Contract/Order No

10B. Dated (see item 11)

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 [XX] 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 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 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 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 CONTRACTS/ORDERS

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

C. This supplemental agreement is entered 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 originals to the issuing office.

By this amendment the following changes are made to the solicitation text.

· Section 1 The Schedule – II Pricing – B.C.D.E.: Line Item 01 Preliminary Study is cancelled from Option Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 – See Enclosure A attached herewith

· Section 1 The Schedule – II Pricing : Line item 04 “Consultation at US Embassy” is added into the pricing schedule – See enclosure A attached herewith

· Continuation to SF-1449 – 1. Specifications – Paragraph 1.2 a): the sentence “Report of contractual monthly earnings and INPS deduction compared to State Department FSC (Financial Service Center) Charleston deductions with resulting differences – an estimated amount of the taxes due for that month is to accompany each statement” is replaced by “Monthly earning statements and INPS (Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale – Italian Social Security Institution) deductions based on State Department FSC Charleston deductions with resulting differences – an estimated amount of the taxes due for that month is to accompany each statement”.

· Continuation to SF-1449 – 1. Specifications – Paragraph 1.2 a): The following sentence is added at the end of “Timing” paragraph “First earning statement to be provided no later than two months after all required information has been provided by the Government”

· Continuation to SF-1449 – 1. Specifications – Paragraph 1.2 b): The following item is added:

“Rough estimate for informational purposes of the annual amount of taxes to be paid by each employee”

· Continuation to SF-1449 – 1. Specifications – Paragraph 1.2 c): The following wording is added at the end of the first paragraph “with the exception of advice on issues not related to ordinary payroll services, of singular employee personal issues and of issues involving meetings with outside entities and/or Italian Government institutions”

· Continuation to SF-1449 – 1. Specifications – Paragraph 1.3 Consulting Services: The following wording is added at the end of the first paragraph “not to exceed the presence of one representative at the US TriMission in Rome once a month for the regular eight working hours”

· The hour and date specified for receipt of offers is hereby extended to December 18, 2018 at 12.00 noon

· All other terms remain unchanged.

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 & Title of Signer

16A. Name & Title of Contracting Officer Mary LoFrisco-McClure Contracting Officer

15B. Contractor/Offeror

Signature of authorized person

By: ______________________ Signature of Contracting Officer 16C. Date

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