Amendment 3.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

3/22/21

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

CODE

American Embassy Madrid GSO/Procurement Serrano, 75 28006 Madrid

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

9a. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

19SP5021Q0003

9b. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

2/10/21

10a. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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 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.

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 evaluation of offers is hereby changed from a low price technically acceptable process to a comparative evaluation.

The Government will compare offers to determine which provides the best value utilizing technical, past performance criteria and price. The evaluation factors in Section 4 are hereby substituted in lieu thereof with the evaluation factors attached (page 46-1 - page 46-3)

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 OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

Liv I. Kilpatrick

15B. NAME OF CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

BY

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C.DATE

SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C.DATE SIGNED

3/22/21

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 Standard Form 30 (revised 10/83) Previous edition unusable Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

SECTION 4 - EVALUATION FACTORS

The Government intends to establish a single indefinite quantity contract that includes a one-year base year plus two (2) 12-month options, resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose quotation conforms to the solicitation and represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered utilizing FAR 13 Comparative Evaluation..

This selection process will utilize FAR 13 procedures.

After preliminary consideration of all offers, the Department will no longer consider offers that do notmeet basic standards to be eligible for award. The offers that remain will be subject to a comparative evaluation.

The preliminary evaluation process shall include the following:

COMPLIANCE REVIEW. The Government will perform an initial review of proposals/quotations received to determine completeness and compliance with the terms of the solicitation. The Government may reject as unacceptable proposals/quotations that do not conform to the solicitation.

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION

A comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). A comparative evaluation is defined as the act of comparing two or more offers in response to the RFQ. The item-by-item comparison is performed by comparing each offer to directly to one another to determine which provides the best value to the Department utilizing technical, past performance criteria and price as described below.

This is NOT a low price technically acceptable or trade-off process.

Evaluation Criteria

Technical: Technical will be evaluated on the basis of a direct comparison to other offers to discern if there is any kind of technical quality superiority that would support an award to a higher priced offer. Technical discriminators by requirement may include:

Minimum Technical Requirements non-price/quality discriminators

Mobile Telephone Equipment New Equipment; Current/latest models;

World-class brands

Calls within Spain

24-hour coverage greater than 90% local network coverage around Spain;

Latest technology as proxy for call quality/reception pre 4G/4G/ 5G ect

International Calls

24-hour coverage for international connectivity with the USA, all European countries, and all other worldwide;

Number of minutes included (if monthly); Number of countries outside of USA and Europe

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International Roaming Identification of reputable partner;

Number of minutes included, roll-over capability;

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Size/ease of access to Internet connection through offeror's network to the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Internet sites.

SMS Messaging Number of texts per cycle included; 24 hour availability/coverage (no outages or periods of unavailability)

Voice Mail Amount and duration of storage; Set-up in english

24-hour Customer Service Live human reception after hours;

direct line for preferred clients

Detailed Billing of Calls Made

Includes itemized billing per call, minutes, number and total duration;

Captures historical usage in regular invoicing; Access online

Data Services

Evidence of reliability/latest technology;

Size of plan, ie. 20GB v. 10GB per plan;

No prohibited use of "any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system" per 52.204-24 & 52.204-26.

Past Performance: Past performance will be evaluated on the basis of a direct comparison to other offers to discern if there is any significant past performance superiority that would support an award to a higher priced offer. Past performance as a discriminator may be appropriate where based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Price will be evaluated to ensure the proposed price is fair and reasonable. The price will be determined by multiplying the offered prices times the estimated quantities in “Prices - Continuation of SF-1449, block 23”, and arriving at a grand total, including all options. The Government reserves the right to reject proposals that are unreasonably low or high in price.

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RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION. 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.

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