19GE5020R0094 0001.pdf

19GE5020R0094

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE RATING

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

12/15/2020

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

FRANKCODE

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL FRANKFURT

GIESSENER STRASSE 30

ATTN: RPSO

60435, FRANKFURT

GERMANY

David D. Machen

NAME

TEL.

machendd@state.gov

EMAIL

6. ISSUED BY CODE

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL FRANKFURT

GIESSENER STRASSE 30

ATTN: RPSO

60435, FRANKFURT

GERMANY

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

19GE5020R0094

CONTACT: DUNS:

CODE FACILITY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, country, state and ZIP Code) (X)

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11/02/2020

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X XThe 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, 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 __2__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 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 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 ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 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 NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

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

The purpose of this amendment is to:

A. Change section L.5.4 to direct offerors to submit proposals electronically via email;

B. Extend the Proposal Due Date to Thursday, January 7, 2021;

C. Provide Questions and Answers (question #'s 1 thru 115)

All other terms and conditions are 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 AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Eric N. Moore

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED

By (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

12/15/2020

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

CGFS : : CGFS

Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Respondents

L.5.4 - SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. Each offer shall consist of the following physically separate volumes.

Volume Volume Title No. of Copies 1 Price Proposal One 2 Technical Proposal One

B. Submittal of Electronic Proposals

Electronic offers/proposals shall be submitted directly to the e-mail address provided in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, or Adobe PDF as applicable. Individual emails shall be limited to 50 MB. The Government shall not be responsible for an offeror being unable to successfully transmit emails due to due to any file size constraints of e-mail systems. Contractors shall ensure that emails have been transmitted and that messages have not been returned “undeliverable”.

USE OF ELECTRONIC DEPOSITORIES IS NOT PERMITTED.

(a) Definition. “Electronic proposal,” as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision, or modification of a proposal, or withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via electronic means.

(b) Offeror shall submit electronic proposals as responses to this solicitation. Electronic proposals are subject to the same rules as paper proposals.

(c) Individual file names shall include the offeror's name as well as a concise description of the file (eg. "19GE5020R0094 Company XY Technical Proposal"). In the event that the proposal is sent in multiple emails, the email shall be labeled accordingly (eg. File 1 of 2).

(d) The electronic address for receiving the proposal is: MachenDD@state.gov.

(e) If any portion of an electronic proposal received by the Government is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the solicitation cannot be ascertained from the document—

(1) The Contracting Officer immediately shall notify the Offeror and permit the Offeror to resubmit the proposal;

(2) The method and time for resubmission shall be prescribed by the Contracting Officer after consultation with the Offeror; and

(3) The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable submission for the purpose of determining timeliness, provided the Offeror complies with the time and format requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer.

(f) The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the electronic proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful Offeror shall promptly submit the complete original signed proposal.

(1) In addition to submitting a hard copy of the proposal, Contractors are also required to submit an electronic copy contained on a CD-ROM. Offerors shall provide identical information electronically as required for the hard copy of the proposal. Information contained on the CD-ROM shall be in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word 2016, MS Excel 2016 or Adobe PDF as applicable.

(2) Offerors shall provide identical information electronically as required for the hard copy of the proposal.

L.7 - PROPOSAL DUE DATE

The proposals shall be delivered via email with the subject “PROPOSAL 19GE50-20-R-0094", not later than 15:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET) on Thursday, January 07, 2021. See Section L.5.4 (B) for delivery instructions.

NOTE: No proposals will be accepted after the time specified above.

Any questions concerning any aspect of the Request for Proposal and the statement of work pertaining to this project may be directed to:

Mr. David Machen Regional Procurement Support Office [RPSO] American Consulate General Frankfurt, Germany Email: machendd@state.gov

A set of numbered questions and answers will be furnished to all prospective offerors. Question sources will not be disclosed. The deadline for submission of questions (via email only) is established as being no later than Friday, November 27, 2020. Late questions may not be considered.