Amendment 004 Continuation Pages (Guam).docx

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Note: Changes referenced below are bolded and underlined for clarity.

a) The RFP is amended as follows:

· Section E.9.1, subfactor 1A, paragraph 1(c) is replaced as follows, so as to incorporate the Buy American Act rather than the Trade Agreements Act.

c. Explain how the contractor will monitor suppliers’ compliance with the Domestic Sourcing Restrictions contained in the solicitation, such as: Buy American Act (BAA), AbilityOne, environmental green cleaning products, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, Berry Amendment, Restriction on Acquisition of Carbon, Alloy and Armor Steel Plate, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases and Restriction on Acquisition of Hand or Measuring Tools. The proposal must also include a compliance plan detailing how it will:

· Ensure that all products supplied will comply with the source restriction requirements, material component(s), country of origin, and place of manufacture;

· Ensure product quality will be met;

· Ensure timeliness of delivery; and

· Receive, store, and out bound movement of product.

· The following language under section E.6.1 of the solicitation document and amendment 0003 is hereby changed with the following tracked changes

E.6.1 General Instructions

a) Phase I proposal documents (Volumes 1 and 2) shall be submitted electronically via email to Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov and Michael.Sheckels@gsa.gov by March 56, 2020 at 2:00 PM, EST10:00 AM, EST. All volumes required for the Phase I evaluation must be received timely or the proposal as a whole may be considered late.

b) Phase II proposal documents (Volumes 3 and 4) shall be submitted via email to Dominic.Lackey@gsa.gov and Michael.Sheckels@gsa.gov at a time and date when notified by the CO. Instructions on when to submit proposal volumes under the Phase II evaluation will be provided at the time offerors are notified via email of the outcome of their Phase I evaluation.

c) Offerors shall submit their Phase I and II proposal documents in soft copy electronic version. All documents should be in Microsoft Office 2007 or Adobe Acrobat 9.4 or later, in a searchable format. Electronic proposal documents shall be consolidated by volume. If documents cannot be grouped within one *.zip file and/or one email, offerors may use multiple emails provided they label each email “Email X of X” (ex. “Email 1 of 3”).

d) GSA accepts no responsibility and shall not be held liable for incomplete and/or late proposal submissions due to technical difficulties in transmission of messages and/or documents exceeding the 25MB per email limit. It is recommended that offerors not wait until the last day/hour proposals are due to attempt their proposal submission.

e) Communications and comments concerning the contents of this RFP shall be accepted no later than close of business on February 7, 2020 at 10:00 AM, EST. Please submit questions in the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5WHz2gdURgjL2Yvrt26WobCcmECsy08X19_cxl-syfck1Rg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1. Questions received and GSA’s responses will be posted to www.fbo.gov at regular intervals during the proposal period. Identities of prospective Offerors asking questions will not be disclosed and any proprietary information contained within questions will be redacted. Questions should cite the section, paragraph number and page number in question within the RFP. Statements expressing opinions, sentiments, or conjectures are not considered valid inquires or comments and will not receive a response from GSA. Furthermore, offerors are reminded that GSA will not address hypothetical or scenario-based questions or questions aimed toward receiving potential “evaluation decisions” from GSA.

f) All volumes are to be prepared as separate files. Technical proposals must not contain any pricing information; do not cross-reference material submitted in the technical proposal with the price proposal, and vice versa. Information provided shall be concise, complete, and shall demonstrate a thorough understanding of the requirements as described in Attachment 2 of this solicitation. It is imperative that offerors thoroughly read and understand the Performance Work Statement when preparing and submitting proposals. Proposals that merely restate the government’s requirements or offer to conduct a program in accordance with the government’s requirements without going into further detail will not be considered acceptable and will not receive further consideration. Similarly, over generalizations and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well-known techniques will be used” are also not acceptable.

g) Offerors are cautioned that the use of any format other than the one described in this section could result in the evaluation board’s inability to give maximum ratings.

h) When evaluating an offeror’s capability to perform the prospective contract, the government will also consider how well the offeror complied with proposal submission instructions. Offers should contain the contractor’s best terms from a technical and price standpoint.

i) Should the offer include any standard company terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, the offer may be determined “unacceptable” and thus ineligible for contract award. Should the offeror have any questions related to specific terms and conditions, these should be resolved prior to submission of the offer.

j) The government will not be liable for any costs associated with the development, preparation, transmittal, or presentation of any proposal or material submitted in response to this RFP. The proposal and all materials submitted by the offeror in connection with this RFP shall become the property of the government.

· Section E.9.5, the paragraph under Live Test Demonstration is replaced with the following, so as to incorporate the Buy American Act rather than the Trade Agreements Act.

The proposal must demonstrate that the contractor has an e-portal, and will provide GSA and its customers access to the e-portal, that will serve as a mechanism to view current, up to date information on all shipments including the requisition numbers, purchase order number and delivery status. Through this e-portal the contractor must also provide current, up to the date stock levels as well as additional information on all commodities such as the country of origin and whether the items are AbilityOne, UNICOR, BAA, and/or Berry Amendment requirements. Offerors must demonstrate how the e-portal will be labeled as GSA and will be in compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).

· Under E.11.1Volume 3, the following language is replaced in order to incorporate the Buy American Act rather than the Trade Agreements Act.

The Phase II LTD evaluation will consist of a review of the contractor’s e-portal capabilities and a comparison of the e-portal to the stated requirements in the solicitation.

The demonstration will test system up to date information on all shipments including the requisition numbers, purchase order number and delivery status. Offeror must also show how it would provide current, up to the date stock levels as well as additional information on all commodities such as the country of origin and whether the items are AbilityOne, UNICOR, BAA, and/or Berry Amendment requirements. Offerors must demonstrate how the e-portal will be labeled as GSA and will be in compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).

In evaluating the LTDs, the government will look for clear evidence that the offeror’s e-portal provides the requisite functionality in an intuitive manner.

b) Attachment 1, Terms and Conditions, is amended as follows:

· The following clauses are REMOVED and are not applicable:

52.225-3 BUY AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS ISRAELI TRADE ACT (MAY 2014)

52.225-5 TRADE AGREEMENTS (AUG 2018)

c) Attachment 2, Performance Work Statement, is amended as follows:

· Section B.1 (I)(c) is replaced with the following, so as to incorporate the Buy American Act rather than the Trade Agreements Act.

c. The contractor must have a plan for monitoring suppliers’ compliance with the Domestic Sourcing Restrictions contained in the contract, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, Berry Amendment, Buy American Act (BAA), Restriction on Acquisition of Carbon, Alloy and Armor Steel Plate, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, and Restriction on Acquisition of Hand or Measuring Tools.

· Section B.1 (I)(d) is replaced with the following, so as to incorporate the Buy American Act rather than the Trade Agreements Act.

d. The contractor is responsible for sourcing all products in Attachment 3, as well as other products added throughout the life of this IDIQ, and the products must meet the following requirements:

· Pursuant to the provisions of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act, production facilities of the NIB and NISH items marked as AbilityOne in Column D in Attachment 3 are mandatory sources and the contractor must procure those items from AbilityOne distributors.

· Pursuant to FAR 8.6, items marked as Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) in Column D in Attachment 3 are mandatory sources for the contractor and the contractor must procure those items from UNICOR.

· All other items listed in Attachment 3 not identified as AbilityOne or UNICOR must be BAA compliant per FAR subpart 25.1.

· Contractors must provide Letters of Authorization for all toner items in Attachment 3 stating that the contractor or their subcontractors are authorized distributors for the specified type of toner product that will be supplied.

d) Attachment 6, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, is amended as follows:

· Section 4, Task 2, Material sourcing, is replaced with the following:

· All items identified to be sourced from mandatory sources are so sourced.

· All items are Buy American Act compliant.

· Under Section 5, the performance standard for Item Quality is replaced with the following:

Items match the description and meet the form, fit and function requirements.

Items meet BAA compliancy.

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