Amendment 0001 GSA FY21 CPP to 47QMCB20R0001.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

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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)

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)

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

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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

FY21 City Pair Program, Worldwide Amendment 0001 to Solicitation 47QMCB20R0001 is hereby issued to provide the Government's responses to vendor Draft RFP questions.

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.

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

47QMCB20R0001

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9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01/17/2020

Corey Gerst - Contracting Officer

1/30/20

General Services Administration City Pair Program FY21 Requirement for Scheduled Air Passenger Transportation Services

Solicitation No. 47QMCB20R0001

DRAFT RFP QUESTIONS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES

AMENDMENT 1

No. Solicitation Reference

Vendor Question Government Response

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1 C.16 35 Can an Air Carrier propose within their proposal a contemplated codeshare relationship/partner that will or may be in place prior to contract award?

Please review Sections C.16, K.7. and K.8. of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 draft solicitation for guidance on the pre-award requirements for code share partners.

2 M.1 100 Revision of this section brings forth considerable concern with regards to fairness to all air carriers by removing Subfactor 4 – Full Jet vs. Propeller Planes, Turboprops & Regional Jets (RJs):

1. Carriers who operate primarily RJs may no longer be incentivized to offer a more compelling bid due to service disadvantage.

2. Due to plane size only being considered during the price/technical tradeoff, this creates a more opaque / less transparent award process.

3. The gap between RJ seating configuration and mainline has grown for some carriers and has shrunk for others, again creating a service disadvantage.

4. Carriers who made investments in their mainline service are not being recognized for this in the most objective scoring measure, primarily technical.

Would GSA please comment on the above mentioned items and explain their intent of the removal of this important Subfactor?

The City Pair Program (CPP) team assesses its evaluation methodology annually and determined the changes referenced in your question were in the best interest of the Government.

3 M.3 101-107 Can the CPP team provide scoring examples for Group 1 line items?

The solicitation provides sample scoring throughout Section M.3. The sample scoring is contained within the subfactors listed in Section M.3.

4 M.5 109 How is the composite fare calculated for International Business Class Line Items when an offeror does not provide a Business Class (_CB) fare?

As stipulated in Section B.4.7.(a) of the FY21 draft solicitation:

With the exception of international business class line items, offers may include a Government business class fare in addition to the basic fare(s) offered. Business class fares shall be coded as “_CB” (capacity-controlled contract business fares). Business class fares will only be awarded to the offeror awarded the YCA fare for a specific line item.

(emphasis added)

Offerors must provide a _CB fare to be considered for award for international business class line items.