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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.

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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.

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A0001 06/14/2024 See Block 14

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

OFC OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTS MGMT

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE., SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

693JJ324R000011

05/17/2024

06/14/2024A0001

Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Stakeholder Support Services

05/17/2024

693JJ324R000011

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Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Stakeholder Support Services Amendment A0001 is issued to revise the following:

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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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Federal Highway Administration OFC of Acquisition and Grants Management 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington DC 20590

Amendment No. A0001, dated 06/14/2024

Solicitation No. 693JJ324R000011

REVISIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. SF-33, Block 9, revises RFP due date from 06/17/2024 to 06/28/2024 (PEN & INK

CHANGE)

2. Section H.8, Page 32, replaces order with contract.

3. Pages 62, 63, and 65, Corrects Attachment J.4 to Attachment J.5 when referencing Task

Order 0001.

4. Page 66, clarifies Attachment J.6 is required with proposal.

5. Attachment J.5, Page 2 revises resume page length from 3 pages to 2 pages.

6. Attachment J.5, Page 3 revises key personnel to (1) Program Manager and (2) Principal

Investigator.

7. Attachment J.5, Page #3 revises key personnel to (1) Program Manager and (2) Principal

Investigator.

8. Update Wage Determination

ENCLOSURES

Pages (5):

32, 62-63, and 65-66

Attachments (2):

Attachment J.4 - Wage Determination_A0001 Attachment J.5 - Task Order 0001_A0001

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(d) The contractor shall include the substance of this confidentiality agreement in all subcontracts and Consultant agreements for performance of work under this contract unless excused in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(e) The provisions set forth above are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress,

(3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.

H.8 ORGANZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND LIMITATION ON

FUTURE CONTRACTING

It is anticipated that contractor personnel performing work under this order contract will receive, have access to, or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.), or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. Therefore, the contractor is expressly prohibited from competing on all related work during the performance of the order contract and for a period of three (3) years from the end date of this order contract as a prime contractor, subcontractor or consultant.

H.9 HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE-12 (HSPD-12)

(AUGUST 2004)

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 was issued in response to the general threat of unauthorized persons gaining access to federal facilities and information systems. HSPD-12 requires all Federal agencies to use a common Personal Identity Verification (PIV) standard when identifying and issuing access rights to users of Federally-controlled facilities and/or Federal Information Systems.

To perform the work specified herein, contractor personnel will require access to sensitive data, regular access to USDOT-controlled facilities and/or access to USDOT information systems. The Government has determined the position risk/sensitivity level under this effort to be low risk/ non-sensitive (1).

Accordingly, before any individual may obtain a USDOT identification card (new or replacement) authorizing him/her routine access to USDOT facilities, or logical access to USDOT's information systems, the individual must provide two forms of identity source documents in original form. One identity source document must be a valid Federal or state government issued picture identification card. USDOT contractors must contact the USDOT font---provided that any such smaller font is fully legible.

(e) Page Limits for proposal volumes shall adhere to the page count limitations listed below.

The page limit includes all narrative, figures, tables, appendices, and all other ancillary materials. Do not include links to additional information. The following items do NOT count against the proposal page limitations:

Proposal covers, cover letters, title pages, divider pages, tables of contents, lists of acronyms, and resumes. Cover letters are limited to one page.

(f) The subject line must read: “Proposal for 693JJ324R000011”.

NOTE: The FHWA requests offerors to submit a proposal in the form of one electronic email.

L.5 PROPOSAL CONTENT AND CONFIGURATION (IDIQ)

Each proposal shall be comprised of two separate volumes, Volume I and Volume II, submitted as individual Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF) files or Excel as applicable, with contents as described below:

Volume I – Technical Capability (Parts I - III), which shall be provided electronically and shall consist of the following:

a) Part I – IDIQ Technical/Management Approach – Not to exceed 25 pages.

b) Part II – IDIQ Staffing Proposal/Resumes/Key Personnel – Staffing proposal is limited to

10 pages excluding resumes. Staffing resumes should be provided for all proposed personnel, limit of two pages per submitted resume. No more than two Principal Investigator(s) may be proposed.

c) Part III – Task Order technical proposal in response to Attachment J.5 J.4 – Task Order 0001 – Not to Exceed 20 pages.

Volume II – Business and Price (Parts I-IV) shall consist of the following:

a) Part IA – IDIQ Price Information Part IB – TO 0001 Price Information

b) Part II – Subcontracts/Consultants

c) Part III – Other Financial/Organizational Information

d) Part IV – Subcontracting Plan

NOTE: No page limits for (a) – (d) of Volume II

Volume I – Technical Capability

This volume shall consist of three parts. No cost/price data shall be included in any part of Volume I. The Offeror shall indicate under Volume I of the proposal, the name(s) and title(s) of the person(s) who actually writes the proposal and their relationship to the offering organization.

NOTE TO OFFEROR: Proposals will be reviewed for compliance with page limitations. Pages exceeding the page limitations will be eliminated from evaluation.

Part I – IDIQ Technical/Management Approach

The offeror’s response shall demonstrate an understanding of the requirements and approach to addressing the work tasks anticipated and how the contract requirements and objectives will be met. The proposal shall not repeat the Section C – Statement of Work requirements, but instead demonstrate an understanding of the issues involved, the approach to addressing such issues, and the unique experience of the offeror’s team to address such considerations.

The technical approach shall also include a management plan, which details how the offeror will address the requirements of this RFP.

Part II – IDIQ Staffing, Resumes and Key Personnel Proposal shall include:

a) A staffing plan to manage a team composed of prime team member(s) and subcontractor(s) with sufficient experience and expertise to accomplish the requirements listed in Section C.

b) An approach to employ and maintain a technically trained and experienced workforce to satisfy the IDIQ and task order requirements in various locations.

c) An approach for optimum team assignments, team communication, monitoring of team performance and conflict resolution.

d) Offeror shall designate no less than the positions below as “Key Personnel.” These positions requires a resume which is limited to two pages each, but will not be counted as part of the page limitation:

• Program Manager

• Principal Investigator(s)

• Senior Technical Professional(s)

The resumes must demonstrate, in writing, the following:

Detailed information on the background, education, leadership, training, suitability to the proposed position, applicability of related experience, and special or unique qualifications of their Key Personnel. Resumes are not included in the 10-page limitation.

NOTE: Resumes shall be an attachment to the technical proposal, provided at the end of the volume.

Part III – Task Order Technical Proposal

The Offeror’s shall propose in accordance with Instructions to Offerors within Attachment J.5.

J.4-.

Volume II – Business and Price

Part IA – IDIQ Price Information non-conforming to the Government terms and conditions may result in a higher cost risk assessment. Any information submitted must support the cost/price proposed. Include sufficient detail or cross-references to clearly establish the relationship of the information provided to the cost/price proposed. Support any information provided by explanations or supporting rationale as needed to permit the Government to evaluate the documentation.

NOTE TO OFFEROR: Price proposals shall adhere to the pricing structure established in Attachment J.1 and instructions in Section L. The FFP/CPFF ceiling rates awarded at initial IDIQ contract award shall serve as the basis for all future year pricing for those ceiling rates.

Resulting IDIQ contract will include Attachment J.1 with the accepted Contractor loaded labor rates inserted in the pricing table.

Part IB – TO 0001 Price Information Task Order 0001 Price Proposal (CPFF): Complete the Schedule of Services contained within Task Order 0001 (Attachment J.5J.4). All labor categories and hourly labors shall conform to all IDIQ labor category descriptions and rates proposed in Attachment J.1. Offerors are encouraged to propose discounted rates from those labor rates proposed for the IDIQ.

Part II – Subcontracts / Consultants If subcontractors and/or individual consultants will be used in carrying out the requirements of this contract, the following minimum information concerning the subcontractor shall be furnished:

a) Name and address of the subcontractor or consultant. In addition, the UEI number, point of contact, size standard, etc.)

b) Identify the individual’s name, positions, and the portion of work to be conducted by the subcontractor or consultant.

c) Cost/price proposal (with supporting information as necessary). Offeror shall also complete a separate Attachment J.1 for each proposed subcontractor or consultant.

NOTE: The Offeror is responsible for performing a cost/price analysis on all their proposed subcontractors/consultants in accordance with FAR 15.404-3. A cost/price analysis report must accompany each named subcontractor/consultant as defined at FAR 15.404-3.

Part III – Other Financial / Organizational:

a) Terminated Contracts - List any contract that was terminated for convenience of the Government within the past 3 years, and any contract that was terminated for default within the past 5 years. Indicate any cure notices within the last three years and briefly explain the circumstances in each instance.

b) Conflicts of Interest - The Offeror shall provide a brief statement in its proposal that describes in a concise manner all past, present or planned organizational, contractual or other interest(s), which may affect the Offeror’s ability to perform the proposed contract in an impartial and objective manner. The Contracting Officer will review the statement and may require additional relevant information from the Offeror. In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.5, all such information, and any other relevant information known to DOT, will be used to determine whether an award to the Offeror may create an actual or potential conflict of interest. If any such conflict of interest is found to exist, the

Contracting Officer may; 1. disqualify the Offeror, or 2. determine that it is otherwise in the best interest of the United States to contract with the Offeror and include appropriate provisions to mitigate or avoid such conflict in the contract awarded.

c) The Offeror shall state that they agree to all terms and conditions of the model contract of this solicitation, which consists of the RFP Sections A through J, including all documents, exhibits, and all other attachments that are incorporated therein by reference and made a part thereof, or provide an explanation for any exceptions.

d) Address the approach for completing the security plan and accreditation requirements in TAR clause 1252.239-70.

e) Completed DCAA Pre-Award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist (Attachment J.6) e)f) Standard Form LLL - Submit a completed Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/grants/sflllin.pdf) (Attachment J.7) f)g)Subject to FAR 52.222-37, Offerors shall state that they have submitted the most recent annually VETS-4212 report(s). The Offeror shall provide a copy of the Department of Labor automated email confirmation of the submittal. This confirmation notification will be used as verification of submission.

g)h) You must attach a supplemental sheet providing the following information:

i. Indicate your fiscal year period (provide month to month dates).

ii. Indicate whether the proposed indirect cost rate(s) have been audited and accepted by any Federal audit agency. Give name, location and telephone number of the agency, and the date of acceptance. If no Federal audit has taken place, data supporting the proposed rates over the past three years must accompany the cost proposal. The data shall include a breakdown of the items comprising overhead and G&A, and the base upon which the burdens are computed.

iii. Indicate whether written purchasing procedures exist, and whether your purchasing system has been approved by a Government agency. If so, provide the name, location and telephone number of the cognizant agency, and date of approval.

iv. Attach a current financial statement, including a balance sheet and income statement for the last completed fiscal year. Specify resources available to perform the contract without assistance from any other source. If sufficient funds are not available, indicate the amount required and the anticipated source (i.e., bank loans, letter or lines of credit, etc.).

Part IV - Subcontracting Plan:

Each prime offeror who is other than a small business shall include within its proposal a complete copy of the prime offeror’s Master Subcontracting Plan, satisfactorily addressing all of the administrative requirements set forth in FAR section 52.219-9.

The offeror shall also submit a subcontracting plan in accordance with the instructions/format in Attachment J.2 to this RFP. In the event that the Offeror has no such plan, the form shall be submitted with “no plan identified” indicated on the form as applicable and the offeror shall submit a statement of circumstances supporting that determination.