25MASFSKM1- Amendment I - Final.docx

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Amendment I

Alternate ID #: 25MASFSKM1 COMMBUYS Bid #: BD-24-1026-DOE02-DOE01-98286

Amendment 1: Amend Attachment A FY25 Deliverable #1 to only include fiscal years FY25 and FY26

1. As previously listed in Attachment A, page 4:

Areas of Content Expertise: Program Evaluation and/or Research;

As amended:

Areas of Content Expertise: Program Evaluation and/or Research;

· Please note below the additional required criteria for individuals/organizations applying under this area of content expertise;

2. As previously listed in Attachment A, page 4:

Service Category: Program and/or Initiative Evaluation;

As amended:

Service Category: Program and/or Initiative Evaluation;

· Please note below the additional required criteria for individuals/organizations applying under this category;

3. As previously listed in Attachment A, page 6:

Maintain commitment to the duration of a project.

As amended:

Deleted

4. Added to end of Required Qualifications section on page 6:

Note Bidders on either Program Evaluation and/or Research (Content Expertise #24) or Program and/or Initiative Evaluation (Service Category D) will also be assessed on the following required qualifications (see the Research Scorecard Posted with these bid materials):

· The vendor must demonstrate it is an academic institution, an independent, nonpartisan research organization, or an individual researcher affiliated with one of the above.

· The vendor and its individual researchers must demonstrate they are not in an advocacy role with respect to the topics they propose to study or have a stake in the research's outcome.

· The vendor and its individual researchers must demonstrate they have a reputation of impartiality and must demonstrate they have no known affiliations that would undermine, or may appear to undermine, credibility and impartiality.

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