EITSS_Final_Amendment_Cover_Letter_-_11January2019.pdf

Department of Transportation

January 11, 2019

Subject: EITSS Requirement

Dear Prospective Offerors, The purpose of this Amendment to Solicitation Number 693JK419R500005 (previously 693JK418R600002) is to:

1. Provide an updated Attachment J-37 – EITSS Pricing Proposal Template;

2. Provide updated Attachments J-42 – SF-33. There is a separate Attachment J-42 – SF-33 for both the Unrestricted RFP and Small Business RFP.

3. Provide guidance relating to the submission of Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) due to the partial government shutdown. The deadline for the submission of proposals will not change and will remain January 22, 2019 at 12:00 pm EST. However, the deadline for the submission of Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) will be extended an additional two weeks, to February 5, 2019 at 12:00 PM EST because of the partial government shutdown. In the event the shutdown continues, DOT reserves the right to further extend the deadline for PPQ submissions to ensure government personnel are able to submit PPQs on behalf of interested Offerors;

4. Clarify that this solicitation (693JK419R500005) is a continuation of a previous notice posted to FedBizOpps posted under solicitation number 693JK418R600002. The original posting, 693JK418R600002, contains the presolicitaiton notice, Amendments 1-11, and a series of attachments posted as an “other notice” on October 24, 2018. The current posting, 693JK419R500005, contains an additional three amendments inclusive of the present amendment. A schedule of FBO notices and amendments made under this requirement may be found in the attachment to this amendment titled, “EITSS Amendment Schedule;”

5. Clarify that interested Offerors can find the current versions of all documents and attachments under 693JK419R500005. The current versions of all documents were uploaded on the posting dated December 13, 2018; with the exception of the Unrestricted RFP and Small Business RFP, which were updated in the amendment dated December 21, 2018; as well as Attachment J-37 and a separate Attachment J-42 for both the Unrestricted RFP and Small Business RFP, which have been updated as part of this present amendment dated January 11, 2019. Potential Offerors should look to the documents posted under 693JK419R500005 for the final versions of all documents; and

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6. Reiterate the change in the proposal submission process. Proposals will not be accepted via thumb drive. Offerors shall follow the instructions below to submit their proposals via email. Please note there are separate instructions for the Unrestricted RFP and Small Business RFP.

For the Unrestricted RFP Proposal Submission:

The Offeror shall submit its proposal by 12:00 pm EST on January 22, 2019 emailing eitss_competition@dot.gov using the following instructions:

Email Subject Line: Unrestricted RFP Proposal Body of Email: Include Company Name and Company Size Attachments: Tab A Contracts Volume

Tab B Corporate Volume Tab C Technical Volume Tab E Business Volume (to include price/cost)

Note: Tab D Past Performance Volume will be provided to the Government per instructions in Section L.14.2

DOT will not be liable for the failure to read and/or evaluate a business proposal that contains a virus and/or similar problem.

For the Small Business RFP Proposal Submission:

The Offeror shall submit its proposal by 12:00 pm EST on January 22, 2019 emailing eitss_competition@dot.gov using the following instructions:

Email Subject Line: Small Business RFP Proposal Body of Email: Include Company Name and Company Size Attachments: Tab A Contracts Volume

Tab B Corporate Volume Tab C Technical Volume Tab E Business Volume (to include price/cost)

Note: Tab D Past Performance Volume will be provided to the Government per instructions in Section L.14.2

DOT will not be liable for the failure to read and/or evaluate a business proposal that contains a virus and/or similar problem.

Thank you in advance for your proposal submission.

Best, //Original Signed in the Contract File// Robin Denise Gates Contracting Officer Associate Director Acquisition Services