19GE5021R0017 0001.pdf

19GE5021R0017

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE RATING

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

06/04/2021

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

FRANKCODE

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL FRANKFURT

GIESSENER STRASSE 30

ATTN: RPSO

FRANKFURT, 60435

David D. Machen

NAME

TEL.

machendd@state.gov

EMAIL

6. ISSUED BY CODE

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL FRANKFURT

GIESSENER STRASSE 30

ATTN: RPSO

FRANKFURT, 60435

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

19GE5021R0017

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)

05/17/2021

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 __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 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:

A. Correct paragraph 1.2 to reference para 1.4.

B. Edit 52.212-1 Addendum Instructions to Offerors to remove the requirement for price proposals to include a price breakout spreadsheet.

C. Provide Questions and Answers.

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

06/04/2021

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

CGFS : : CGFS

1. - SERVICES AND PRICES

1.1 SERVICES

The contractor shall perform legal services, as described in the Section 2 (Performance Work Statement) of this contract.

The price listed below shall include all labor, insurance, overhead, and profit. The U.S. Government (hereafter refered to as the Government or USG) will pay the Contractor a fixed, hourly rate for services satisfactorily performed under this contract.

Subcontracting of legal services (excluding professional consulting services described in CLINs 0003, 1003, and 2003) shall not be authorized.

1.2. TYPE OF CONTRACT

This is a labor-hour, indefinate-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) type contract payable entirely in the currency indicated by the Contractor in Sub-Section 1.4.

1.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The performance period of this contract is from the date of contract award and continues for 12 months, with two (2) one-year option to renew.

1.4 CONTRACT PRICE

The hourly rates expressed in this contract are fixed and shall not be adjusted on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor. The rates provided shall be fully burdened hourly rates that shall include all direct and indirect costs, insurance, overhead, general and administrative expense, and profit.

1.4.1 Cost Reimbursable Line Items

The contract line items for OTHER DIRECT COSTS (0002, 1002, and 2002) and CONSULTING SERVICES (0003, 1003, and 2003) are cost reimbursable line items. Offerors shall include the amount listed for these line items in the tables found in paragraph 1.4.1 thru 1.4.5 in their price proposal. These amounts can be later adjusted through mutual consent of both parties based on the actual contract performance requirements. The contractor shall not exceed each line items ceiling amount, but at its own risk.

1.4.2 Price Schedule

The Contractor shall provide the services for the base year period of the contract at the pricing shown in the price table at 1.4.2.1 and any option years exercised by the Government.

The pricing of each Contract Line Item of the schedule constitute a ceiling amount. The contractor shall not exceed this ceiling, except at the contractor's own risk.

1.4.2.1 Base Year Period

Line Item: unit Unit Price maximum estimated quantity

Total

- CLIN

0001 Legal Services

Legal services pursuant to the acquisition of real property for use by the U.S. Government, in accordance with the terms in the Performance Work Statement.

This is a fixed hourly rate that shall include any and all wages, overhead, general, and administrative expenses, and profit.

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

Hr 1000

- CLIN

0002 Other Direct Costs

Other direct costs required to support Legal Services required under CLIN 0001, and as allowable in accordance with clause 52.212-4 Alt I (i)(ii)(D)(1);

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

Lot 550,000 JPY 1 550,000 JPY

- CLIN

0003 Consulting Services

Professional and consulting services required to obtain expert opinions in the specialized fields relating to topography elevation, and other similar technical disciplines, required to describe and evaluate real property in accordance with the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

Lot 8,000,000 JPY 1 8,000,000 JPY

- CLIN

0004 Value Added Tax

(19%VAT)

Lot 1

TOTAL

BASE YEAR PERIOD

1.4.2.2 First Option Year Period

Line Item: unit Unit Price maximum estimated quantity

Total

- CLIN

1001 Legal Services

Legal services pursuant to the acquisition of real property for use by the U.S. Government, in accordance with the terms in the Performance Work Statement.

This is a fixed hourly rate that shall include any and all wages, overhead, general, and administrative expenses, and profit.

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

Hr 750

- CLIN

1002 Other Direct Costs

Other direct costs required to support Legal Services required under CLIN 0001, and as allowable in accordance with clause 52.212-4 Alt I (i)(ii)(D)(1);

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

Lot 550,000 JPY 1 550,000 JPY

- CLIN

1003 Consulting Services

Professional and consulting services required to obtain expert opinions in the pecialized fields relating to topography elevation, and other similar technical disciplines, required to describe and evaluate real property in accordance with the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

- CLIN

1004 Value Added Tax (19%

VAT)

Lot 1

TOTAL

FIRST OPTION YEAR PERIOD

1.4.2.3 Second Option Year Period

Line Item: unit Unit Price maximum estimated quantity

Total

- CLIN

2001 Legal Services

Legal services pursuant to the acquisition of real property for use by the U.S. Government, in accordance with the terms in the Performance Work Statement.

This is a fixed hourly rate that shall include any and all wages, overhead, general, and administrative expenses, and profit.

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

Hr 750

- CLIN

2002 Other Direct Costs

Other direct costs required to support Legal Services required under CLIN 0001, and as allowable in accordance with clause 52.212-4 Alt I (i)(ii)(D) (1);

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

Lot 550,000 JPY 1 550,000 JPY

- CLIN

2003 Consulting Services

Professional and consulting services required to obtain expert opinions in the specialized fields relating to topography elevation, and other similar technical disciplines, required to describe and evaluate real property in accordance with the requirements of the Performance Work Statement.

The price of this line item is a ceiling price that the contractor shall not exceed, but at its own risk.

- CLIN

2004 Value Added Tax

(19%VAT)

Lot 1

TOTAL

SECOND OPTION

YEAR PERIOD

GRAND TOTAL:

BASE YEAR TOTAL

FIRST OPTION YEAR TOTAL

SECOND OPTION YEAR TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL (BASE + OPTION YEARS)

CURRENCY: The prices are stated in _________________________(please insert the currency of the offer).

The offeror shall clearly identify and state the currency for all costs in their price proposal. After award, the Contractor shall invoice in and payment will be made according to the currency identified in the offerror's proposal, unless otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer.

52.212-1 Addendum - Instructions to Offerors

A. SUMMARY OF INSTRUCTIONS. Each offer must consist of the following:

SUBMISSION OF OFFERS:

a) Each offer must consist of the following physically separate volumes:

Volume 1: Price Proposal

One (1) Electronic version sent via email

Volume 2: Technical Proposal

One (1) Electronic version sent via email

The information shall be in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word 2016, MS Excel 2016 or Adobe PDF as applicable.

b) The complete offer shall be submitted via email to the email addresses provided below. The email shall be marked “PROPOSAL 19GE5021R0017” and must arrive on or before June 15, 2021, 15.00 hrs. C.E.S.T.

machendd@state.gov andrewsgs@state.gov

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

All proposals must be sent by email. Delivery via a cloud file storage service (eg. Google Drive, etc.) is not allowed. The file size limit for individual emails is 50 Mb. In the event that the proposal is sent in multiple emails, the email shall be labeled accordingly

(eg. file 1 of 2).

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 Email: machendd@state.gov

SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS

Any questions pertaining to this solicitaion must be submitted via email to machendd@state.gov no later than 17:00 CEST on Monday, May 31, 2021.

OFFER DUE DATE

Offers shall be submitted via email as soon as possible but not later than 1500 hrs Central European Time (CEST) on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Late offers will not be considered.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

(a) A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held virtually on Tuesday, May 25th at 06:00 CEST (13:00 Tokyo/ 00:00 EDT / 21:00 PDT (May 24th)). All offerors that are interested in participating shall send an email, no later than 12:00 CEST Monday, May 24th, to machendd@state.gov stating the intention to participate. The web link and instructions on how to participate will be then be sent to the offeror.

Detailed instructions:

Proposals that are missing a significant amount of the required information may be eliminated from consideration at the Government’s discretion.

Volume 1: Price Proposal The Price Proposal shall be set forth current, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation. The Price Proposal shall be prepared as follows:

1. A completed solicitation, which includes the SF-1449 cover page blocks 12, 17, and 30 as appropriate, plus any SF30's (Amendments), if any, filled-in; Failure to submit a complete proposal by the closing time and date designated in block 8 of the SF1449 may result in the proposal being deemed “late” and not considered for award. The offeror shall acknowledge all amendments by signing and returning the SF-30. Acknowledgement can only be executed by an authorized company official responsible for the offer.

2. Section 1, Pricing,

1. The offeror must insert proposed pricing into the tables at 1.4 (pages 5-8),

2. State the currency of the offer (page 8),

3. Section 5, Representation and Certifications: The offeror is required to complete all Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offerors or Respondents and other certifications required in Section K (page 37-54).

4. SAM Registration: The offeror is required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7.

5. IRS Form W-14: If required by 52.229-11, include a completed IRS Form W-14.

Volume 2: Technical Proposal

PART I – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY PROPOSAL

1. Management Plan - Provide a Management Plan that describes how your company will obtain and manage personnel and resources to successfully perform the work detailed in the PWS. Your plan shall include as a minimum, but is not limited to:

a) The Government considers the firm's partners and any other attorneys that will be assigned to this project to be key personnel under any contract resulting from this solicitation. The offeror shall provide a detailed resume/CV and the experience of these individuals.

b) Provide a chronological listing of the past experience of the law firm as it relates to services pertaining to real estate law.

c) As stipulated in the provision at 5.1 REPRESENTATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, the offeor shall describe any identified conflicts of interest, and described the measures the offer would implement to mitigate or neutralize the conflict of interest.

d) Evidence that the offeror operates an established business with a permanent address and telephone listing. If the offeror does not have authorization to do business in Japan, demonstrate how the offeror will obtain such authorization prior to the performance start date;

2) Past Performance Information - Only references for recent and relevant contracts and/or projects are desired for past performance evaluation.

a). Quality and Satisfaction Rating for Contracts Completed in the Past Three Years: Offerors must submit recent and relevant contact information for a maximum of five (5) customers for whom have been provided.

1. To be considered recent, services must have been provided any time within the last three (3) years of issuance date of the solicitation.

2. To be considered relevant, services must be, or have been, similar scope, magnitude, and complexity as all of the services described in the PWS, performed at levels within 25% of the total estimated annual quantities stated in the Schedule of Services. The Government will consider past performance on multiple contracts/projects in addition to on an individual contract basis, but work must have been performed concurrently for no less than a 365 day period.

b). For each past performance points of contact provided, offerors must provide the following information to the contracting officer:

Company/Division name/Contracting Agency/Customer Name Description of service provided Contract number (if applicable) Contract value Period of performance

Verified, up-to-date name, address, email c). If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including any relevant and recent past performance information on previous teaming arrangements with the same partner. If this is an initial teaming agreement, each party to the arrangement may provide a list of relevant and recent contracts performed independently from the teaming agreement. No more than five (5) total references shall be submitted.

d). Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the proposal a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

Note: In the case of an offeror, subcontractor, or teaming partner without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”