AMD 0003 Continuation Pages 47QSCC24R0020.docx

a) THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE OF THE RFP DOCUMENT, IS HEREBY CHANGED WITH THE FOLLOWING TRACKED CHANGES:

E.8 Instructions for Volume 1-Contract Data

Contract Data: Tab Specific Notes

· There are no specific notes for Tabs 1 – 2 outside of the page limitations as noted in the table above.

· Tab 3: All amendments to the solicitation that were posted to SAM.gov must be signed by an authorized representative of the offeror and submitted with Volume 1.

· Tab 4: The offeror shall submit a completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3. The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision. The CO will verify the offeror’s representations and certifications on SAM.gov for those offers that include only 52.212-3(b).

· Tab 5: SAM.gov Registration -The offeror is required to be registered on SAM.gov. The offeror’s SAM.gov registration is required to be current and active as of the date and time set forth for submission of Volume 1 under section E.6.1 General Instructions. Must submit proof of registration; the GSA CO will verify required information and proof of completion directly fromSAM.gov. The offeror’s SAM registration must include NAICS 493190 in their current online representations and certifications on SAM.gov.

· Tab 6: Joint Venture (JV) Agreement - JVs must be registered as a single entity within SAM.gov and be current/active as of the date/time set forth for submission of Volume 1 under section E.6.1 General Instruction.

· Tab 7: The proposal must include Subcontractor Letters of Commitment for all subcontractors, and must be signed by both the subcontractor and the prime contractor. The Subcontractor Letters of Commitment must include the name and address of the subcontractor, the name of the requirement, the solicitation number of this requirement, and what role the subcontractor will be fulfilling during contract performance, and must indicate that the agreement is or will be for the length of the period of performance.

· Tab 8: Organizational Conflict of Interest Disclosure -The CO has determined that potential conflicts of interest, as described in FAR 9.505, may occur in this procurement. Offerors, and any significant subcontractor/team member/consultant, must disclose any known or potential OCI which presently exists or may exist at the time of award. If OCI(s) exist, offeror’s must provide a copy of their firm’s policy and procedures for tracking, reporting, mitigating, neutralizing, and evaluating OCIs. The government shall be the sole determiner of the existence of an OCI in accordance with the principles established under FAR Subpart 9.5- Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest. Failure to disclose a known or potential OCI may be cause for rejection of the proposal. If the information provided or otherwise obtained by the government reveals the presence of a significant OCI which prevents the offeror from being able to perform this contract, the offeror may be eliminated from further consideration for contract award.

· Tab 9: The offeror must provide annual financial statements for the previous two years for the company that is submitting the proposal. Financial statements must include a balance sheet and income statement for each of the previous two full years, in accordance with commonly accepted accounting standards. GSA will use this information to determine financial responsibility. The offeror must also provide an explanation for any negative financial information disclosed, including negative equity or income. Offerors may be required to provide letters of credit or other documentation to demonstrate that adequate financial resources are available, if requested by the Contracting Officer. Offerors must not submit tax returns. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.104-1(a), contracts will only be awarded to responsible prospective contractors. To be determined responsible, an offeror must have adequate financial resources to perform the contract. Offerors must not submit tax returns. The offeror may also include summaries of audited reports, as long as this does not replace the requirement for submitting financial statements.

· Tab 10: The offeror must provide a signed and dated letter from AbilityOne showing the contractor and/or its subcontractors have received authorization to become a distributor for all items in Attachment 3 that are designated as Mandatory AbilityOne products. An offeror must include in Tab 10 how it will ensure compliance and prevent the purchase of ETS items.

b) THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE OF THE PWS DOCUMENT, IS HEREBY CHANGED WITH THE FOLLOWING TRACKED CHANGES:

REQUIREMENTS

The contractor is required to provide a total supply chain solution from sourcing, procurement, warehousing, transporting or arranging for transportation, and delivery to the location identified in each DO. Specific business rules and requirements are identified below.

I. Procuring

a. The items identified in Attachment 3 represent commercially available items, such as office supplies, janitorial and sanitation supplies, and industrial products. Attachment 6 provides the National Stock Number Descriptions. All items must conform to the specifications of the NSN in Attachment 6.

b. The actual list of products will be dynamic during the life of the contract with additions, modifications and deletions of items matching NSN’s or part numbers which are within the scope of this solicitation. Either the government or contractor may suggest these types of changes but change approval rests solely with the government.

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.

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.

· 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. GSA will continue to support and promote the purchase of AbilityOne products through its OCONUS Logistics Support solution for Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands. Agencies are required to comply with FAR 8.002, Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources, and are directed to not buy items that are essentially the same (ETS) as AbilityOne products, unless the products required are not available through the AbilityOne Program. Offerors can search identified ETS products on the AbilityOne website.

e. Unit of Issue. The items identified in Attachment 3 are standard U.S. government unit of issue. Variances from this unit of issue must be explicitly identified in the proposal.