Amendment 0003 SF30 47PE0721R0018 2021 03 03.pdf

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 or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER 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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

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

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

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

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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INSTRUCTIONS (Back Page):

Instructions for items other than those that are self-explanatory, are as follows:

Item 1 (Contract ID Code). Insert the contract type identification code that appears in the title block of the contract being modified.

Item 3 (Effective date).

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

For a solicitation amendment, change order, or administrative change, the effective date shall be the issue date of the amendment, change order, or administrative change.

For a supplemental agreement, the effective date shall be the date agreed to by the contracting parties.

For a modification issued as an initial or confirming notice of termination for the convenience of the Government, the effective date and the modification number of the confirming notice shall be the same as the effective date and modification number of the initial notice.

For a modification converting a termination for default to a termination for the convenience of the Government, the effective date shall be the same as the effective date of the termination for default.

For a modification confirming the contracting officer's determination of the amount due in settlement of a contract termination, the effective date shall be the same as the effective date of the initial decision.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

Item 6 (Issued By). Insert the name and address of the issuing office. If applicable, insert the appropriate issuing office code in the code block.

Item 8 (Name and Address of Contractor). For modifications to a contract or order, enter the contractor's name, address, and code as shown in the original contract or order, unless changed by this or a previous modification.

Items 9, (Amendment of Solicitation Number - Dated), and 10, (Modification of Contract/Order Number - Dated). Check the appropriate box and in the corresponding blanks insert the number and date of the original solicitation, contract, or order.

Item 12 (Accounting and Appropriation Data).

When appropriate, indicate the impact of the modification on each affected accounting classification by inserting one of the following entries:

(2) Accounting classification Net decrease $

Include subject matter or short title of solicitation/contract where feasible.

Item 16B. The contracting officer's signature is not required on solicitation amendments. The contracting officer's signature is normally affixed last on supplemental agreements.

(i)

NOTE: If there are changes to multiple accounting classifications that cannot be placed in block 12, insert an asterisk and the words "See continuation sheet".

Item 13. Check the appropriate box to indicate the type of modification. Insert in the corresponding blank the authority under which the modification is issued. Check whether or not contractor must sign this document. (See FAR 43.103.)

Item 14 (Description of Amendment/Modification).

Organize amendments or modifications under the appropriate Uniform Contract Format (UCF) section headings from the applicable solicitation or contract. The UCF table of contents, however, shall not be set forth in this document.

Indicate the impact of the modification on the overall total contract price by inserting one of the following entries:

(i) Total contract price increased by $

(ii) Total contract price decreased by $

(iii) Total contract price unchanged.

State reason for modification.

When removing, reinstating, or adding funds, identify the contract items and accounting classifications.

(g)

(h)

When the SF 30 is used to reflect a determination by the contracting officer of the amount due in settlement of a contract terminated for the convenience of the Government, the entry in Item 14 of the modification may be limited to --

(i) A reference to the letter determination; and

(ii) A statement of the net amount determined to be due in settlement of the contract.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) BACK

(1) Accounting classification Net increase $

Description of Modification Continuation Page

... which apply to GSA-owned and managed federal buildings and courthouses have necessarily included specific references to, and language in compliance with, Executive Order 13706. How is the government going to ensure all contractors are in compliance with Executive Order 13706 in their proposal pricing in order to ensure the Government is setting a fair landscape for competition? Will the Government assert and confirm that it is the Union's intent that the recently signed MOU for 56 hours (7 days) per year for "Personal Time Off" constitutes the Executive Order 13706 Paid Sick Leave and that the employees will not expect Paid Sick Leave to be in addition to the Personal Time Off stipulated in the MOU? Please note that this is a Material Circumstance with a significant effect upon the pricing proposal. In the absence of clarification, we will be forced to propose a price that includes an additional 7 days of compensation for each employee which could have a detrimental effect to our fair opportunity to receive an award if in the evaluation in a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable acquisition not all vendors propose at least the same minimum requirements for compensation due to obscurity surrounding the Paid Sick Leave versus the "Personal Time Off".

Answer 1: It is the Government's understanding that the CBAs (and associated MOU) meet the requirements of Executive Order 13706 regarding sick leave/paid time off.

Question 2: The Wage Determinations dated 11/02/2020 include a CBA signed on 8/28/2020. The Wage Determination dated 10/19/2020 includes a CBA signed on 10/2/2020. The two CBAs include different rates yet cover the same buildings which creates a pricing impossibility for vendors other than the incumbent. The incumbent contractor has an unfair advantage in that they know which rates to use in their pricing. Would the government please re-issue corrected Wage Determinations so that all vendors can fairly propose a price for the services requested?

Answer 2: The CBAs included with the RFP package are correct. Although there are multiple CBAs covering one building, each CBA covers different types of employees. See the table in section B.4 of the PWS for additional details.

Question 3: RFP Section C.6.1 Maintenance Standard notes Infrared Surveys shall be conducted every three years (commencing in the base year and again in option period three, six, and nine) to include all switchgear, Motor Control Centers, disconnects, distribution panels, transformers and bus duct and all other critical asset as stipulated by NFPA 70B. A copy of the infrared survey report shall be submitted electronically to the CO or his/her designee with findings and recommendations. Switch gear testing shall be conducted during the same time frame as the infrared testing and shall meet the requirements of NFPA 70B. Periodic circuit breaker testing shall be accomplished for brakers 400 amperes and above. Lower amperes breakers shall be tested as deemed necessary by the contractor, but at no additional cost to the government. GSA wants the Switch Gear Maintenance performed on the same schedule as the Infrared Maintenance, per C.6.1?

Answer 3: Confirmed, as stated in the referenced section, switchgear testing is to be completed on the same schedule as the infrared survey.

All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain the same. A signed copy of this and all solicitation amendments must be submitted with your proposal package.

47PE0721R0018/0003

77 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303-3490 USA

Question 1: The CBA's provided in the solicitation do not address Paid Sick Leave nor reference Executive Order 13706, even with an MOU being signed in 2020 for "Personal Time Off". All updated CBAs...

[See Description of Modification Continuation Page]

77 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303-3490 USA NameandTitleSigner[0]: