Amendment 001_19AQMM23R0059.docx

Amendment 001 – 19AQMM23R0059

Section H – Contract Requirements RFP_19AQMM23R0059.pdf, Section H-006.4.3 – Key Personnel - amends the referenced attachment to read Section J’s Attachment J-1B Labor Category Descriptions.

Section I – Contract Clauses The following clause(s) are added to the solicitation:

Add – FAR 52.204-27 – Prohibition on a Byte Dance Covered Application The following clause(s) are removed from the solicitation:

Remove - FAR 52.219-6 - Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) Remove – FAR 52.204-2 - Security Requirements (Mar 2021).

Section L – Instructions, conditions, and notices Section L.005-2 – Evaluation Area 2: Experience and Past Performance is amended to define a major or significant subcontractor as a subcontractor that is awarded a subcontract that equals or exceeds both the certified cost or pricing data threshold and 10 percent of the value of the contract under which the contract is awarded.

Section L.005-2 – Evaluation Area 2: Experience and Past Performance is amended to clarify the types of terminations that must be addressed in the offeror’s response. The following statement is amended to read “The Offeror must also provide a listing of any cure notices, show cause letters, or terminations (i.e., cause/default and convenience) within the past three (3) years”.

Section L.005-2 Evaluation Area 2: Experience and Past Performance is amended for Offeror’s completing the PPQ (i.e., Attachment J-4-2_Past Performance_Questionnaire_Revised.docx) to read- “The Offeror shall complete pages 1, 3, and 4 for each PPQ and return the entire survey in Microsoft Word Format with its Technical Proposal. The Department of State will distribute all Past Performance Surveys to the cited references to complete remaining sections after receipt of proposals. Note: For work performed by a subcontractor, the Rater signature should come from the Prime contractor corporate official for the referenced contract”. In addition, the PPQ reference for the subcontractor should indicate the "Project size" and "Project complexity" of the subcontract work performed by the Offeror.

Section L-006 – Cost/Price Proposal Instructions, paragraph (a) is amended to establish a notional start date of October 1, 2023, for pricing purposes.

Section L-006 – Cost/Price Proposal Instructions, paragraph (j) is amended to clarify that the plug numbers are considered not-to-exceed numbers.

Section L-006 – Cost/Price Proposal Instructions adds a paragraph (k) that reads “The offeror shall identify its accounting system and the capabilities of the accounting system to meet the Department's potential contract-type requirements. Note: If the Department identifies a need for a cost reimbursement task order, the accounting system must be adequate and approved by the Government”.

Section L-006 – Cost/Price Proposal Instructions, paragraph (g) is amended to read: “The Offeror shall not propose teaming arrangements/agreements of any kind that restricts competition (includes prime-subcontractor relationships) on an exclusive basis for companies that provide managed hosting services with DHIS2 software as a service in the cloud and hold the market on DHIS2 expertise per https://dhis2.org/hosting/. Offerors shall provide a copy of all executed teaming arrangements/agreements with its proposal. The teaming documentation must include but is not limited to structure of the teaming arrangement/agreement, responsibilities, and liabilities; monetary responsibility; managerial responsibility and accountability; and applicable legal documents. The burden of proving that any teaming arrangement/agreement proposed does not restrict competition shall rest with the offeror. Offeror’s are advised that should the Government determine that any such proposed teaming arrangement/agreement, inhibits competition that may render the offeror’s proposal ineligible for award”.

Section L-008 – Proposal Submittal Instructions – The proposal submission date is extended to no later than 11:00 AM (Eastern) on July 25, 2023.

Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award Section M-006 Evaluation Factor and Subfactor Evaluation Criteria, Technical Evaluation Factor 2: Experience and Past Performance amends the following sentence to read: “The Government will also evaluate "how well" the Offeror has performed similar work with its customers over the past 36 months prior to issuance of the solicitation based on the submitted PPQ (Refer to Section J, Attachment J-4-2, Past Performance Questionnaire) or CPAR”.

Attachment J-2_Scope of Services – amends Appendix F-1 – FSI Training by deleting the following:

1. PK400 – Mandatory Training for Classifiers and Users of National Security Information

2. Annual Counterintelligence and Insider Threat awareness training for cleared Americans

Add the following Supporting Documentation (SD) (separate files) for reference:

SD-1 – PEPFAR Help Desk Tickets by Support Brand – 1 January 2021 – 15 June 2023 (PDF File) SD-2 – PEPFAR Help Desk Tickets by Support Brand – 1 January 2021 – 15 June 2023 (Excel File) SD-3 – Draft PEPFAR Centrally Supported Systems Active Projects Gantt Chart (PDF File) SD-4 – Draft PEPFAR Centrally Supported Systems Active Projects View (Excel File)