SF30 Amendment 0001 of Solicitation 47QSSC-25-R-3040.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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Amanda B. Foley, Contracting Officer

The attachment details revisions to the solicitation made under amendment 0001.

GSA, FAS, Facilities and Hardware SCM Contracting Division 2300 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

47QSSC-25-R-3040

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7/16/2025

7/15/2025

The purpose of this amendment to solicitation number 47QSSC-25-R-3040 is to (1) extend the closing dates, (2) revise the performance period for the base period to 1-year from the effective date of the contract, (3) revise language under Deliverables, (4) incorporate the due date for product images, (5) replace Contract Deliverable - Monthly Shipping and Invoicing Status Reports with Contract Deliverable - Monthly Backorder Status Report, (6) revise Economic Price Adjustment clause 552.216-71, (7) revise the second paragraph in Price Adjustment section, and (8) revise language in the second paragraph of Phase 3 - Price Evaluation. All revisions will be shown in red, italic font below with the obsolete solicitation language being strikethrough in the revised Request for Proposal (RFP) document. All other provisions, clauses, and terms and conditions contained within the solicitation remain unchanged unless indicated herein:

1. This amendment to the solicitation extends the following dates accordingly revised and in red, italic on pages 4 and 85 of the solicitation:

a. Technical* questions to July 29, 2025, at 5:00 PM CT, and

b. Receipt of proposals to August 18, 2025, at 5:00 PM CT

c. IMPORTANT: Offerors must acknowledge the receipt of this amendment

(SF 30) number 0001 to this solicitation by completing the offeror’s name and address in block 8 and by providing name and title of signer in block 15A, signature in block 15B, and date signed in block 15C and returning it with their proposal AND by writing the amendment number and date into block 15 on the SF 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award (See page 1 of the RFP). The offeror's acknowledgment of their receipt of this amendment must be transmitted to the Government email address shown in Block 10C of SF 33 with their proposal (See pages 84-85 of the RFP).

*NOTE: The Government will provide one response to all technical questions received by the due date of July 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM CT via posting in SAM.gov.

2. This amendment additionally revises the contract base period to a one year period of performance and is accordingly revised and in red, italic on pages 3 and 6 of the solicitation.

a. Period of Performance, on page 3 of the solicitation is revised to read as follows:

“The contract performance period for the multiple, single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts awarded under this solicitation are for a one-year base period and four additional one-year option periods IAW FAR subpart 17.2 (five years total). The estimated http://sam.gov award dates are in October 2025, with the anticipated effective date being November 1, 2025. Proposed pricing should remain valid for 90 days or until the time of award, whichever is greater.”

b. The first paragraph on page 6, Supplies, of the solicitation is revised to read: “GSA Global Supply (managed by GSS) is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to establish multiple, single award IDIQ contracts with a one-year base and four additional one-year options for the GSA Approved Security Container Program.”

3. On Page 14-15, Deliverables, paragraph 4 is revised with changes marked in red, italic font as shown below:

Contractors are expected to maintain all reporting and delivery requirements throughout the contract performance period(s). The Contractor shall timely provide and the Government may inquire, request or require discussions and/or in writing statuses, updates, documentation, and reports to confirm, update, audit, adjudicate contractor performance from time to time or anytime during this contract. Failure to meet the stated shipping timeframes in the RFP may result in termination of the contract. These requirements shall include:

● Provide real time order status (terminal-to-terminal updates) and tracking information (tracking number and carrier);

● Tracking and Freight Carrier information shall be entered by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) into GSA’s ordering system prior to invoicing.

● Identify all supplies via a standardized system by wholesale standard or common manufacturer part number(s).

● Correctly mark, label, pack, and package orders destined for overseas shipping through a Defense Transportation System (DTS), Container Consolidation Point (CCP), or GSA 3PL facility.

4. On page 25, Product Images, Descriptions, and Categorizations, is revised with changes marked in red, italic font, “Within three business days of award, OEMs must provide product images and descriptions to cooperate with GSA in providing necessary product images, descriptions, and categorizations to end-users via GSA Global Supply catalogs which will also be published to GSA Advantage. The specifications for images and other guidance used in GSA Global Supply print publications are provided in Attachment 4 titled, “Product Images, Descriptions, and Categorizations.”

5. On page 26, the header titled, Contract Deliverable - Monthly Shipping and Invoicing Status Reports, and its first paragraph, as well as the list are deleted in their entirety and marked out with red strikethrough. In its place the new header will be titled, Contract Deliverable - Monthly Backorder Status Report, and it will read as shown below in red, italic font:

The Contractor shall furnish to both the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contract Specialist via excel spreadsheet which include the following for each purchase order that will be and/or has been: (a) shipped late and (b) backordered in GSA’s ordering system during the reporting period no later than the fifth calendar day of the succeeding month.

● Period covered by the report

● Requisition number

● Purchase Order number

● Cause of delay

The reporting elements listed above may be unilaterally changed or updated by the Contracting Officer from time to time and at any time over the performance period of this contract based on the Government’s reporting requirements. Upon contract award, a template spreadsheet will be provided by the Government for the OEM’s use to provide these monthly backorder status reports.

6. On page 45-46, the contract clause, 552.216-71, Economic Price Adjustment—Special Order Program Contracts (Aug 2010), is revised and replaced with 552.216-71, Economic Price Adjustment—Special Order Program Contracts (Aug 2010) - Alternate I. With the incorporation of Alternate I, paragraphs (b), (e) and (f) are added to the basic clause, and the changes are marked in red, italic.

Economic Price Adjustment—Special Order Program Contracts (Aug 2010)

- Alternate I

(a)“Producer Price Index” (PPI), as used in this clause, means the originally released index, not seasonally adjusted, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) for product code 332999 found under Table 332999332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing.

(b) Once during each 12-month period, the contract price may be adjusted upward or downward a maximum of 10% percent.

(1) For the first option period, any price adjustment for the product code shall be based upon the percentage change in the PPI released in the month prior to the initial month of the contract period specified in the solicitation for sealed bidding or the month prior to award in negotiation (the base index) and the PPI released in the third month before completion of the initial contract period stated in the solicitation (the updated index). This initial contract period may be less than 12months. The formula for determining the Adjusted Contract Price (ACP) applicable to shipments during the first option period is—

(2) For any subsequent option period, the price adjustment shall be the percentage change between the previously updated index (the new base index) and the PPI released 12months later (the most recent updated index). This percentage shall be applied to the Current Contract Price (CCP). The formula for determining the ACP applicable to shipments for the subsequent option period(s) is—

c) If the PPI is not available for the month of the base index or the updated index, the month with the most recently published PPI prior to the month determining the base index or updated index shall be used.

(d) If a product code is discontinued, the Government and the Contractor will mutually agree to substitute a similar product code. If Labor designates an index with a new title and/or code number as continuous with the product code specified above, the new index shall be used.

(e) Unless the Contractor’s written request for a price adjustment resulting from the application of the formulas in paragraphs (b)(1) or (2) of this clause is received by the Contracting Officer within 30 calendar days of the date of the Government’s preliminary written notice of its intent to exercise the option, the Contractors shall have waived its right to an upward price adjustment for that option period. Alternatively, the Contracting Officer in its written notice shall exercise the option at the CCP or at a reduced price when appropriate using the formulas in paragraphs (b)(1) or (2) of this clause.

(f) Price adjustments shall be effected by execution of a contract modification by the Government indicating the most recent updated index and percent of change and shall apply to delivery orders placed on or after the first day of the option period.

7. On page 86, Price Adjustments, the second paragraph is revised and replaced to read with changes marked in red, italic font, “GSAR clause 552.216-71 will be followed when conducting a price increase. The Government reserves the right to negotiate any price increase requests received and will ensure that any price increase is deemed to be fair and reasonable prior to completing the modification to incorporate the price increase. Original pricing must be honored until after the first day of the option period. Upon receipt of a complete request, GSA has 30 days to review and make an acceptability decision.”

8. On page 95, Phase 3 - Price Evaluation, the second paragraph is revised with changes marked in red, italic font, “This acquisition will be awarded on an item-by-item basis. No individual CLIN will be awarded that does not receive a valid offer from a contractor whose price must also be found fair and reasonable.

To clarify, GSA will evaluate fair and reasonable pricing for each CLIN for the first 1-year base period. Economic Price Adjustments (EPA) clause 552.216-71 applies after the first 12 month base period. GSA reserves the right to not award any CLIN.”