Amendment 0001 4.pdf

PAGE OF PAGESAMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

08/27/2026

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

PR16186460-0001

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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

AMERICAN EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA

GSO, ACQUISITIONS UNIT, ATTN: GSO

TEGUCIGALPA

HONDURAS

AMERICAN EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA

GSO, ACQUISITIONS UNIT, ATTN: GSO

TEGUCIGALPA

HONDURAS

(X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

NO.

19H08026R0006 x

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08/18/2026

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

CODE FACILITY CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to replace the following pages of the solicitation document:

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)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

08/27/2026

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to replace the following pages of the solicitation document:

- Page 2 – Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

Revise the Performance Threshold from "one (2) "to "two (2)"

- Pages 4 and 5 – Pricing Schedule

Revise the quantities as follows:

CLIN 0001: Change the quantity from three (3) to two (2).

CLIN 0003: Change the quantity from three (3) to two (2).

CLIN 0004: Change the quantity from five (5) to four (4).

- Page 21 – Section 3, Paragraph (a)(3)

Delete the following: “Evidence that the offeror has the capability to conduct a nationwide survey in Honduras and can provide the required personnel, equipment, and financial resources to successfully perform the work. This includes qualified staff for research design, data analysis, and interpretation.” Replace with “Evidence that the offeror has the capability to conduct the baseline and post-campaign data collection required under the Performance Work Statement within the specified geographic areas. The offeror must demonstrate that it can provide the qualified personnel, equipment, and financial resources necessary to perform these activities successfully.

This includes qualified personnel for research design, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation.”

Page 21 – Section 3, Paragraph (a)(4)

Delete the following: “The offeror’s strategic plan to conduct a public opinion research program services to include but not limited to:” replace with: “ The offeror’s strategic plan for performing the Physical Messaging Campaign Development and Execution services, including, but not limited to:”

Page 21 – Section 3, Paragraph (a)(4)(a)

Delete the following: “A work plan taking into account all work elements in Section 1, Performance Work Statement.” Replace with: “A detailed work plan addressing all work elements identified in the Performance Work Statement, including baseline data collection, campaign development, physical media production and distribution, post-campaign data collection, and reporting;”

- Page 24 – FAR 52.237-1, Site Visit

Delete FAR 52.237-1, Site Visit, in its entirety.

- Page 25 – Section 4, Evaluation Factors, FAR 52.212-2(a)

Delete paragraph (a)

“(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Award will be made to the lowest priced, acceptable, responsible offeror. The offeror shall submit a completed solicitation, including Sections 1 and 5.

The Government reserves the right to reject proposals that are unreasonably low or high in price.

The lowest price will be determined by multiplying the offered prices times the estimated quantities in “Prices - Continuation of SF-1449, block 24”, and arriving at a grand total.

The Government will determine acceptability by assessing the offeror's compliance with the terms of the RFP to include the technical information required by Section 3.

The Government will determine contractor responsibility by analyzing whether the apparent successful offeror complies with the requirements of FAR 9.1, including:

Adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain them;

Ability to comply with the required performance period, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

Satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

Necessary organization, experience, and skills or the ability to obtain them;

Necessary equipment and facilities or the ability to obtain them; and Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

Replace with:

(a) Evaluation Factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors will be used to evaluate proposals:

Technical Approach: 40%

Past Performance: 25%

Key Personnel: 20%

Price: 15%

The non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government may award the contract to an offeror other than the lowest-priced offeror when the evaluated benefits of the higher-priced proposal justify the additional price. The Government may also award to an offeror other than the highest technically rated offeror when the price premium is not justified.

The Contracting Officer will determine contractor responsibility in accordance with FAR Subpart

9.1 and will make the final award decision based on the evaluation results and the documented best-value tradeoff.”

SECTION 1 - THE SCHEDULE

CONTINUATION TO SF-1449

RFP NUMBER 19H08026R0006

A. SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Contractor shall complete all work, including furnishing all labor, material, transportation, equipment, and services, required under this contract to conduct Physical Messaging Campaign Development and Execution to publicize safe, official repatriation mechanisms in target communities across Honduras. The price listed below shall include all labor, materials, overhead, and profit. In consideration of satisfactory performance of all scheduled services required under this contract, the Government will pay the Contractor a firm-fixed price for performing the following Physical Messaging Campaign.

I. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

A. The purpose of this firm-fixed-price purchase order is to conduct Physical Messaging Campaign Development and Execution to publicize safe, official repatriation mechanisms in target communities across Honduras, in accordance with Continuation to SF-1449, Description/Specifications/Work Statements.

B. The contract will be for a one-year period from the date of the contract award.

C. All proposed prices must be submitted in US Dollar (USD).

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

This plan provides an effective method to promote satisfactory contractor performance. The QASP provides a method for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to monitor Contractor performance, advise the Contractor of unsatisfactory performance, and notify the Contracting Officer of continued unsatisfactory performance. The Contractor, not the Government, is responsible for management and quality control to meet the terms of the contract.

The role of the Government is to monitor quality to ensure that contract standards are achieved.

Performance Objective Scope of Work Paragraphs

Performance Threshold

Services.

Performs all Physical Messaging Campaign Development and Execution services set forth in the scope of work.

I All required services are performed and no more than

(2) customer complaint is received per month.

1. SURVEILLANCE. The COR will receive and document all complaints from Government personnel regarding the services provided. If appropriate, the COR will send the complaints to the Contractor for corrective action.

SBU - CONTRACTING AND ACQUISITIONS

CLIN Deliverable Services Quantity Unit Unit Price

(USD)

Total (USD)

Campaign Strategy & Work Plan

(Month 1-3) o Baseline data collection in target communities and delivery of baseline report.

o Comprehensive plan with objectives, audiences, channels, planned physical media types, timeline, and metrics.

Month

Physical Media Design and Partnership

Development (Month 3-4) o Physical media design(s) for embassy approval.

o Confirmed relationships with micro-logistics networks, small business owners, commercial brands, or community merchant associations to successfully disseminate and deploy the branded physical media materials.

o Signed agreement with vendor to produce physical material (if utilizing a subcontractor).

2 Month

Physical Media

Production (Month 4-6)

Creative concept, messaging adaptation, artwork/design(s), mockups, revisions and final production-ready files approved by Embassy PDS.

Month

Launch Events, Press Engagement, and Digital

Content Production

(Month 6-10) o Organization of pilot launch event in month 6, including Embassy participation, coordinated press engagement, and capture of digital media to be used in Embassy social media products.

o Organization of four pilot launch events in cities across Honduras in months 7-10, including Embassy participation, coordinated press engagement, and capture of digital media to be used in Embassy social media products.

Month

Project Wrap

Up (Month 11- 12) o Data collection to assess increase in awareness of repatriation mechanisms in target communities.

2 Month

Monitoring and Evaluation Reports o Monthly progress reports detailing progress in achieving deliverables.

12 Month

Monitoring and Evaluation Reports o Final evaluation report measuring impact and performance against performance standards.

1 each

0008 Total

III. VALUE ADDED TAX

VALUE ADDED TAX. Value Added Tax (VAT) is not applicable to this contract and shall not be included in the CLIN rates or Invoices because the U.S. Embassy has a tax exemption certificate from the host government.

this data to evaluate the credibility of the offeror’s proposal. In addition, the Contracting Officer may use past performance information in making a determination of responsibility.

(b) Identify types and quantities of equipment, supplies and materials required for performance of services under this contract. Identify if the offeror already possesses the listed items and their condition for suitability and if not already possessed or inadequate for use how and when the items will be obtained;

(c) Plan of ensuring quality of services including but not limited to contract administration and oversight

(5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and

(6). Membership or affiliation with a professional or international association of market of public opinion research (e.g, WAPOR).

(7) Evidence that the offeror has experience working with U.S government, international organizations, or foreign governments.

(8) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

(b) Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(c) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications or revisions to the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

(2) Any offer, modification, or revision received after the time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer that makes its

52.237-1 Deleted

THE FOLLOWING DOSAR PROVISION(S) IS/ARE PROVIDED IN FULL TEXT:

652.206-70 ADVOCATE FOR COMPETITION/OMBUDSMAN (FEB 2015)

(a) The Department of State’s Advocate for Competition is responsible for assisting industry in removing restrictive requirements from Department of State solicitations and removing barriers to full and open competition and use of commercial items. If such a solicitation is considered competitively restrictive or does not appear properly conducive to competition and commercial practices, potential offerors are encouraged first to contact the contracting office for the solicitation. If concerns remain unresolved, contact:

(1) For solicitations issued by the Office of Acquisition Management (A/GA/AMD) or a Regional Procurement Support Office, the A/GA/AMD Advocate for Competition, at AQMCompetitionAdvocate@state.gov.

(2) For all others, the Department of State Advocate for Competition at cat@state.gov.

(b) The Department of State’s Acquisition Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from potential offerors and contractors during the pre-award and post-award phases of this acquisition. The role of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Technical Evaluation Panel or Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official. The purpose of the ombudsman is to facilitate the communication of concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel, and work to resolve them. When requested and appropriate, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to contact the contracting activity ombudsman, Management Counselor , at (504) 2236-9320. For an American Embassy or overseas post, refer to the numbers below for the Department Acquisition Ombudsman. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at a contracting activity level may be referred to the Department of State Acquisition Ombudsman at (703) 516-1696 or write to: Department of State, Acquisition Ombudsman, Office of Global Acquisitions (A/GA), Suite 1060, SA-15, Washington, DC 20520.

(End of provision)

SECTION 4 - EVALUATION FACTORS

52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(JAN 2026)

(a)

(b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)