47QMCA19R0001 Amendment 0001 11_22_2019.pdf

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

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (IF APPLICABLE)

6. Issued By Code 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) Code General Services Administration Fleet Acquisition Support Branch (QMAAC) 1800 F Street, NW, Hub 3400 Washington, DC 20405

8. Name and Address of Contractor (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code (x) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

47QMCA19R0001

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

November 5, 2019

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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.

Offer's 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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.)

Program: Auction and Marshalling Support Services

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to the questions received on the solicitation, to provide a copy of the transcript of the Pre-Proposal Conference held on November 18, 2019, to update Attachment A – the Proposal Checklist, to add Attachment K – IT Security Procedural Guide for Incident Response CIO IT Security-01-02, to update paragraph F.2 and H.2 of the Solicitation, and to update the Statement of Work. See attached pages for corrected language. The due date for the submission of the quote remains unchanged and is still required to be received no later than 2:00 PM eastern time on December 20, 2019.

NOTE: IF ANY OFFEROR HAS ALREADY SUBMITTED AN OFFER AND NEEDS TO WITHDRAW AND RESUBMIT THEIR OFFER BASED UPON THE AMENDMENT PLEASE E-MAIL BOTH jeffrey.meyers@gsa.gov and ontheroad@gsa.gov WITH THE REQUEST TO WITHDRAW

THE OFFER.

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

BY

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE Prescribed by GSA, (Note: This is an FSS reproduction using word processing software FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Auction and Marshalling Services

Amendment 0001

1. The following documents are incorporated into this Amendment and made a part of the solicitation:

a. Questions and Answers for Solicitation 47QMCA19R0001. Note the responses in the Questions and

Answers provided in writing supersede any responses to Questions in the Pre-Proposal Conference.

b. The Pre-Proposal Conference Transcript for Solicitation 47QMCA19R0001 which occurred on

November 18, 2019.

c. Updated Attachment A – Revised Proposal Checklist dated 11_22_2019. The updated checklist removes ‘Exceptions’ from Volume 1 and allows for either a PCI Certification or Attestation of Compliance (the latter only if the contractor only processes credit/debit card payments through GSA application or equipment)

d. New Attachment K – IT Security Procedural Guide for Incident Response CIO IT Security-01-02.

This is provided as an attachment due to a bad link in the Statement of Work (which is being updated in this Amendment to now reference Attachment K).

2. Section F.2 of the solicitation is changed FROM:

F.2 ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. IMPORTANT NOTICES

(a) To assist offerors in preparation of their offer, a Proposal Checklist is provided. See Attachment A for the

Proposal Checklist.

(b) Offerors are requested to submit questions on the solicitation to ontheroad@gsa.gov with a copy to Jeffrey M.

Meyers at jeffrey.meyers@gsa.gov no later than November 20, 2019, at 2:00pm Eastern Time. Responses to all questions will be posted on www.fbo.gov. (c) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is frequently referenced in this solicitation; it can be accessed on the Internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html.

(d) All clauses found within the solicitation or incorporated by reference set forth by the General Services Administration Manual (GSAM) can be accessed on the Internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/gsam/gsam.html.

(e) FedBizOpps is the single government point-of-entry for Federal Government procurement opportunities, which can be accessed on the internet at www.fbo.gov. Offerors are encouraged to register to receive notification from FedBizOpps of changes to this solicitation as information will only be posted electronically. The solicitation and related notices can be accessed at the following URL:

https://fbohome.sam.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8512bd761e286ecfc3eff6c223afbb91&tab=core&

(f) The Government reserves the right to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussion. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms from both a price and technical standpoint.

(g) Offerors’ pricing must remain firm for at least 240 calendar days after submittal.

2. DUE DATE FOR PROPOSALS

Offerors must submit their proposal documents in soft copy electronic version (.zip files containing electronic proposal documents) by the due date listed on the solicitation. The file size limitation for electronic submissions is 25MB (megabytes) per email. GSA’s email service cannot accept inbound messages exceeding 25MB. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2:00pm Eastern Time on Friday, December 20, 2019, AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

ontheroad@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to jeffrey.meyers@gsa.gov

***Dropbox or other similar submission methods may not be used*** Pricing must also be submitted via Qualtrics no later than 1:00pm Eastern Time on Thursday, December 19, 2019.

3. PROPOSAL PREPARATION

(a) Read the entire solicitation document prior to preparation of your offer. This solicitation contains a checklist outlining the elements required for an offer to be considered complete. Offerors must complete the checklist and submit it with their proposal. Incomplete offers may be rejected without further consideration.

(b) All offers must be compiled and submitted electronically. All Volumes must be received by the due date/time specified in the RFP or the proposal may be considered late. Offerors should retain a copy for their reference. Proposal documents should not be submitted individually.

(c) The Offeror is required to provide electronic copies of signed versions of the SF1449 and other proposal documents.

(d) The Offeror is advised that the Offeror’s technical and price proposals, if accepted by the Government, will form binding parts of the contract that results from this solicitation along with Section C – Additional Requirements and Section D – Solicitation Clauses. Therefore, care must be taken to properly address the requirements set forth in the RFP.

(e) These instructions set forth requirements for preparation and submission of proposals and to establish format and specific content of each offer. This is to assure completeness and suitableness for both evaluation purposes and the cohesiveness of the resulting contract. Be sure that the proposal explains how your firm will fully satisfy all of the performance requirements of the intended contract in your responses in Qualtrics.

(f) To aid in the evaluation of proposals, each proposal must be clearly and concisely presented in electronic format to the email addresses specified in the RFP. Include all information required by this solicitation, logically assembled with pages numbered. Each proposal must identify the name of the offeror, date of submission, solicitation number, and other details as may be required.

(g) All proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must be arranged and clearly marked: Volume 1 – Administrative Requirements; Volume 2 – Qualtrics which provides both the offeror’s Technical and Pricing submission.

Each proposal should be submitted with a separate .zip file for each Volume labeled precisely as:

1) “Volume 1 – Administrative Requirements – insert Offeror” “Proposal Checklist – insert Offeror” “Tab A – SF1449 – insert Offeror” and any Amendments (SF30) “Tab B – Vendor Response Document – insert Offeror” “Tab C – Financials – insert Offeror” “Tab D – SAM information – insert Offeror” “Tab E – VETS-4212 – insert Offeror” “Tab F – SubK Plan – insert Offeror” “Tab G – Price Assumptions – insert Offeror”

2) “Volume 2 – Qualtrics”

“Qualtrics email confirming submission* – insert Offeror”

*Submission of Qualtrics response will generate an email confirming receipt by the Government. A copy of the email from Qualtrics confirming receipt should be provided with the offer. If it is not provided and GSA cannot verify that the Qualtrics response was received timely, the offer may be rejected. Please note, the offeror is responsible for the validity of all information submitted. The Government reserves its rights to remedy any conditions that may arise as the result of inaccurate information.

(h) SUBMISSION CONTENT AND FORMAT OF PROPOSALS

(a) VOLUME 1 – ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS (required from all offerors)

– Failure of an offeror to address any item listed may make the proposal unacceptable and may result in it not being considered for award. DO NOT SUBMIT HARD COPY

PROPOSALS.

• TAB A – Standard Form (SF) 1449 (Attachment B) and any Amendments (SF30s) issued under the solicitation.

A signed SF1449 with blocks 17(a), 30(a), 30(b), and 30(c) completed must be submitted under Tab A.

Signed Amendments with blocks 8, 15(a), 15(b) and 15(c) completed must be submitted under Tab A – should Amendments be issued.

• TAB B – Vendor Response Document (Attachment C)

Several Clauses or Provisions require the offeror to complete various information Submit the Vendor Response Document, with all requested “fill-in regulations” completed. DO NOT SUBMIT THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT.

The clauses contained herein will be incorporated into any resultant contract.

• TAB C – Financial Information

Offeror must submit information to demonstrate its financial resources in accordance with FAR 9.104-1. The offeror must include a copy of its audited annual report (or URL if this information is publicly available), an audited consolidated financial statement, or such other information which demonstrates the offeror’s financial stability for 2018, 2017, and 2016. Clearly identify current assets, current accounts receivables, and current liabilities in each supporting document submitted for each of the 3 years submitted. The Government may utilize other means to determine financial capability that may require additional financial information be submitted.

• TAB D – SAM Information

Offeror must complete the entity registration information as well as the offeror representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) portal (https://www.sam.gov/SAM/). This portal incorporates the legacy Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations & Certifications Application (ORCA). Offeror must submit proof of registration in SAM.

• TAB E – VETS-4212 Report

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) annually collects and compiles the Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-4212) from Federal contractors and subcontractors who receive Federal contracts of $150,000 or more (https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm). This VETS-4212 Report is due annually, on September 30. Offerors must complete an online submission of the VETS-4212 report through the following website:

https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212. Offeror must submit proof of completion of the most recent VETS-4212 report (2018 filing).

• TAB F – Subcontracting Plan

Large business concerns are advised of the requirement to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan (see provision 48 CFR 52.219-9, Section D.1). The Government will review each plan to assure it is consistent with the provisions of this clause. Subcontracting plans are subject to negotiations along with the terms and conditions of any contract resultant from this solicitation. A sample outline that may be used in preparing a subcontracting plan is included under Attachment D to this solicitation.

With regard to FAR 52.219-9 requirements, the following are the statutory targets or goals which offerors should consider and strive to attain when allocating subcontracting effort. It should be noted that these are not mandatory and each offeror’s subcontracting goals will vary based upon: (1) its approach in satisfying solicitation requirements; and (2) the available subcontracting opportunities allowed for in the offeror’s approach.

FY2019 GSA SUBCONTRACTING GOALS

To all Small Businesses 30.00% (includes Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned Small, Veteran-Owned Small, HUBZone Small, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small, and Other Small Business Concerns) To Small Disadvantaged Businesses 5% To Women-Owned Small Businesses 5% To HUBZone Small Businesses 3% To Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 3%

TAB G – Price Assumptions

On a separate sheet provide any and all price assumptions which affect your offer.

If there are no price assumptions state “No Price Assumptions” for this Tab.

TAB H – Exceptions

On a separate sheet provide any and all exceptions to the solicitation inclusive of the statement of work. Include the paragraph, page number, text, and exception.

Any exceptions to the solicitation may result in no contract award. If there are no exceptions state “No Exceptions” for this Tab.

(b) VOLUME 2 – Qualtrics email of proof of timely submittal (required from all offerors) –

Submission of the Qualtrics information is an essential requirement to be considered for award and it must be received timely. Qualtrics responses provide information for the technical proposal, management approach, past performance and price. Failure of an offeror to provide the email from

GSA

showing the date and time of receipt of the Qualtrics response document submittal to GSA may result in its offer not being considered for award.

PCI Certification [only applies to Auction Support Services (Tier I) and/or Internet Support Services (Tier II) - reference Statement of Work General Security Requirements Section].

If the contractor has any other IT industry security certification or audit certification may provide copies of these certifications and audit certifications [only applies to Auction Support Services (Tier I) and/or Internet Support Services (Tier II) - reference Statement of Work General Security Requirements Section].

TO:

F.2 ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1. IMPORTANT NOTICES

(a) To assist offerors in preparation of their offer, a Proposal Checklist is provided. See Attachment A for the

Proposal Checklist.

(b) Offerors are requested to submit questions on the solicitation to ontheroad@gsa.gov with a copy to Jeffrey M.

Meyers at jeffrey.meyers@gsa.gov no later than November 20, 2019, at 2:00pm Eastern Time. Responses to all questions will be posted on www.fbo.gov. (c) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is frequently referenced in this solicitation; it can be accessed on the Internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html.

(d) All clauses found within the solicitation or incorporated by reference set forth by the General Services Administration Manual (GSAM) can be accessed on the Internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/gsam/gsam.html.

(e) The single government point-of-entry for Federal Government procurement opportunities is beta.sam.gov, which can be accessed on the internet at https://beta.sam.gov. Offerors are encouraged to register to receive notification from FedBizOpps of changes to this solicitation as information will only be posted electronically.

The solicitation and related notices can be accessed at the following URL: https://beta.sam.gov/ and then click on ‘Search Contract Opportunities’ type the solicitation number (47QMCA19R0001) into Keywords to find and access the solicitation, amendments, and documents.

(f) The Government reserves the right to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussion. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms from both a price and technical standpoint.

(g) Offerors’ pricing must remain firm for at least 240 calendar days after submittal.

2. DUE DATE FOR PROPOSALS

Offerors must submit their proposal documents in soft copy electronic version (.zip files containing electronic proposal documents) by the due date listed on the solicitation. The file size limitation for electronic submissions is 25MB (megabytes) per email. GSA’s email service cannot accept inbound messages exceeding 25MB. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2:00pm Eastern Time on Friday, December 20, 2019, AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

ontheroad@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to jeffrey.meyers@gsa.gov

***Dropbox or other similar submission methods may not be used***

Pricing must also be submitted via Qualtrics no later than 1:00pm Eastern Time on Thursday, December 19, 2019.

3. PROPOSAL PREPARATION

(a) Read the entire solicitation document prior to preparation of your offer. This solicitation contains a checklist outlining the elements required for an offer to be considered complete. Offerors must complete the checklist and submit it with their proposal. Incomplete offers may be rejected without further consideration.

(b) All offers must be compiled and submitted electronically. All Volumes must be received by the due date/time specified in the RFP or the proposal may be considered late. Offerors should retain a copy for their reference. Proposal documents should not be submitted individually.

(c) The Offeror is required to provide electronic copies of signed versions of the SF1449 and other proposal documents.

(d) The Offeror is advised that the Offeror’s technical and price proposals, if accepted by the Government, will form binding parts of the contract that results from this solicitation along with Section C – Additional Requirements and Section D – Solicitation Clauses. Therefore, care must be taken to properly address the requirements set forth in the RFP.

(e) These instructions set forth requirements for preparation and submission of proposals and to establish format and specific content of each offer. This is to assure completeness and suitableness for both evaluation purposes and the cohesiveness of the resulting contract. Be sure that the proposal explains how your firm will fully satisfy all of the performance requirements of the intended contract in your responses in Qualtrics.

(f) To aid in the evaluation of proposals, each proposal must be clearly and concisely presented in electronic format to the email addresses specified in the RFP. Include all information required by this solicitation, logically assembled with pages numbered. Each proposal must identify the name of the offeror, date of submission, solicitation number, and other details as may be required.

(g) All proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must be arranged and clearly marked: Volume 1 – Administrative Requirements; Volume 2 – Qualtrics which provides both the offeror’s Technical and Pricing submission.

Each proposal should be submitted with a separate .zip file for each Volume labeled precisely as:

1) “Volume 1 – Administrative Requirements – insert Offeror” “Revised Proposal Checklist 11_22_2019 – insert Offeror” “Tab A – SF1449 – insert Offeror” and any Amendments (SF30) “Tab B – Vendor Response Document – insert Offeror” “Tab C – Financials – insert Offeror” “Tab D – SAM information – insert Offeror” “Tab E – VETS-4212 – insert Offeror” “Tab F – SubK Plan – insert Offeror” “Tab G – Price Assumptions – insert Offeror”

2) “Volume 2 – Qualtrics” “Qualtrics email confirming submission* – insert Offeror”

*Submission of Qualtrics response will generate an email confirming receipt by the Government. A copy of the email from Qualtrics confirming receipt should be provided with the offer. If it is not provided and GSA cannot verify that the Qualtrics response was received timely, the offer may be rejected. Please note, the offeror is responsible for the validity of all information submitted. The Government reserves its rights to remedy any conditions that may arise as the result of inaccurate information.

(h)

SUBMISSION CONTENT AND FORMAT OF PROPOSALS

(a) VOLUME 1 – ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS (required from all offerors)

– Failure of an offeror to address any item listed may make the proposal unacceptable and may result in it not being considered for award. DO NOT SUBMIT HARD COPY

PROPOSALS.

• TAB A – Standard Form (SF) 1449 (Attachment B) and any Amendments (SF30s) issued under the solicitation.

A signed SF1449 with blocks 17(a), 30(a), 30(b), and 30(c) completed must be submitted under Tab A.

Signed Amendments with blocks 8, 15(a), 15(b) and 15(c) completed must be submitted under Tab A – should Amendments be issued.

Revised Proposal Checklist 11_22_2019 showing firm’s legal name and checking to ensure all required items are included in the offer.

• TAB B – Vendor Response Document (Attachment C)

Several Clauses or Provisions require the offeror to complete various information

Submit the Vendor Response Document, with all requested “fill-in regulations” completed. DO NOT SUBMIT THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT.

The clauses contained herein will be incorporated into any resultant contract.

• TAB C – Financial Information

Offeror must submit information to demonstrate its financial resources in accordance with FAR 9.104-1. The offeror must include a copy of its audited annual report (or URL if this information is publicly available), an audited consolidated financial statement, or such other information which demonstrates the offeror’s financial stability for 2018, 2017, and 2016. GSA will accept unaudited documents only if the firm certifies as to their accuracy and certifies that the firm has no audited financial documents. Clearly identify current assets, current accounts receivables, and current liabilities in each supporting document submitted for each of the 3 years submitted. The Government may utilize other means to determine financial capability that may require additional financial information be submitted.

• TAB D – SAM Information

Offeror must complete the entity registration information as well as the offeror representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) portal (https://www.sam.gov/SAM/). This portal incorporates the legacy Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations & Certifications Application (ORCA). Offeror must submit proof of registration in SAM.

• TAB E – VETS-4212 Report

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) annually collects and compiles the Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-4212) from Federal contractors and subcontractors who receive Federal contracts of $150,000 or more (https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm). This VETS-4212 Report is due annually, on September 30. Offerors must complete an online submission of the VETS-4212 report through the following website:

https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212. Offeror must submit proof of completion of the most recent VETS-4212 report (2018 filing).

• TAB F – Subcontracting Plan

Large business concerns are advised of the requirement to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan (see provision 48 CFR 52.219-9, Section D.1). The Government will review each plan to assure it is consistent with the provisions of this clause. Subcontracting plans are subject to negotiations along with the terms and conditions of any contract resultant from this solicitation. A sample outline that may be used in preparing a subcontracting plan is included under Attachment D to this solicitation.

With regard to FAR 52.219-9 requirements, the following are the statutory targets or goals which offerors should consider and strive to attain when allocating subcontracting effort. It should be noted that these are not mandatory and each offeror’s subcontracting goals will vary based upon: (1) its approach in satisfying solicitation requirements; and (2) the available subcontracting opportunities allowed for in the offeror’s approach.

FY2019 GSA SUBCONTRACTING GOALS

To all Small Businesses 30.00% (includes Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned Small, Veteran-Owned Small, HUBZone Small, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small, and Other Small Business Concerns) To Small Disadvantaged Businesses 5% To Women-Owned Small Businesses 5% To HUBZone Small Businesses 3% To Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 3%

TAB G – Price Assumptions

On a separate sheet provide any and all price assumptions which affect your offer.

If there are no price assumptions state “No Price Assumptions” for this Tab.

TAB H is removed. Do not submit any items for Tab H. This information is already being collected in Qualtrics.

(b) VOLUME 2 – Qualtrics email of proof of timely submittal (required from all offerors) –

Submission of the Qualtrics information is an essential requirement to be considered for award and it must be received timely. Qualtrics responses provide information for the technical proposal, management approach, past performance and price. Failure of an offeror to provide the email from GSA showing the date and time of receipt of the Qualtrics response document submittal to GSA may result in its offer not being considered for award.

PCI Certification [only applies to Auction Support Services (Tier I) and/or Internet Support Services (Tier II) - reference Statement of Work General Security Requirements Section]. If the firm certifies that it will only process credit/debit card transactions using GSA furnished applications or equipment, GSA will accept an “Attestation of Compliance” in lieu of the PCI Certification.

If the contractor has any other IT industry security certification or audit certification may provide copies of these certifications and audit certifications [only applies to Auction Support Services (Tier I) and/or Internet Support Services (Tier II) - reference Statement of Work General Security Requirements Section].

3. Attachment E – Statement of Work, paragraph is changed

FROM:

General Security Requirements Internet accessible vendor web applications used for in scope services must be secure; use secure protocols

(e.g., TLS 1.2); FIPS-approved algorithms; and, FIPS 140-2 validated encryption modules (where possible). Web site connections (if any) must use HTTPS-only, with HSTS. Secure access with multifactor authentication (MFA) is strongly recommended.

o Additional IT Security Requirements for contractors offering Tier I Auction Support Services or Tier II Static Internet Auction Services1 o The contractor must provide their current PCI certification.

o Contractors that have achieved other industry security certifications including but not limited to ISO 27001/ISO 27002 (https://www.iso.org/isoiec-27001-information-security.html), or audit certification such as SOC 2/3 may provide supporting evidence of the certification and/or audit 1 Contractors offering only Tier III Marshalling Services do not need to provide PCI (Payment Card Industry) certification or other industry IT security certifications or audit certifications.

certification.

GSA will use these documents to assist in evaluating the organization’s security stance. If new or unanticipated threats or hazards are discovered by either the Government or the contractor, or if existing safeguards have ceased to function, the discoverer must immediately bring the situation to the attention of the other party.

General Security Requirements

Internet accessible vendor web applications used for in scope services must be secure; use secure protocols (e.g., TLS 1.2); FIPS-approved algorithms; and, FIPS 140-2 validated encryption modules (where possible). Web site connections (if any) must use HTTPS-only, with HSTS. Secure access with multifactor authentication (MFA) is strongly recommended.

o Additional IT Security Requirements for contractors offering Tier I Auction Support Services or

Tier II Static Internet Auction Services1 o The contractor must provide their current PCI certification. If the firm certifies that it will only process credit/debit card transactions using GSA furnished applications or equipment, GSA will accept an “Attestation of Compliance” in lieu of the PCI Certification.

o Contractors that have achieved other industry security certifications including but not limited to ISO

27001/ISO 27002 (Attachment K - IT Security Procedural Guide for Incident Response CIO IT Security-01-02 ), or audit certification such as SOC 2/3 may provide supporting evidence of the certification and/or audit 1 Contractors offering only Tier III Marshalling Services do not need to provide PCI (Payment Card Industry) certification or other industry IT security certifications or audit certifications.

GSA will use these documents to assist in evaluating the organization’s security stance. If new or unanticipated threats or hazards are discovered by either the Government or the contractor, or if existing safeguards have ceased to function, the discoverer must immediately bring the situation to the attention of the other party.

4. Section H.2 is changed:

FROM:

H.2 ATTACHMENTS

The following attachments are included and are a part of the solicitation:

Attachment No. Description

A Proposal Checklist

B Standard Form (SF) 1449

C Vendor Response Document

D Model Subcontracting Plan

E Statement of Work

F Site Visit Checklist

G Wage Determination Link

H Clauses Incorporated by Reference

I Provisions Incorporated by Reference

J Deliverables

H.2 ATTACHMENTS

The following attachments are included and are a part of the solicitation:

Attachment No. Description

A Revised Proposal Checklist 11_22_2019

B Standard Form (SF) 1449

C Vendor Response Document

D Model Subcontracting Plan

E Statement of Work

F Site Visit Checklist

G Wage Determination Link

H Clauses Incorporated by Reference

I Provisions Incorporated by Reference

J Deliverables

K IT Security Procedural Guide for Incident Response CIO IT Security-01-02