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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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 telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Dept. Operations Acquisition Div.

Office of Procurement Operations U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

1) Provide initial Questions and Government Reponses as shown on the attached;

2) Revise the Phase 1 due date to read Wednesday, March 9, 2022 vs Monday, March 7, 2022.

The time remains unchanged.

The Government anticipates providing the remaining Questions and Government responses no later than Friday, March 4, 2022.

No other changes are being made at this time.

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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

Tanya M. Hill

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

TEL: EMAIL: 202-447-5511 tanya.hill@hq.dhs.gov

Questions / Government Responses for

Technology Refresh Project

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1 Section 5.2.1 On February 22, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Request for

Proposal RFP for the HSPD-12 Identity Management System Technology Refresh

Project. Our company is interested in pursuing this opportunity; however, we have a few areas of concern.

Evaluation Criteria for this RFP listed in Section 5.2.1 states: “The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proof of accreditation from the Department of Homeland Security

(DHS) or another federal agency of the Offeror’s contractor owned or operated Sensitive

Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in the Washington Metro Area (Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC) for this requirement. The Offeror will receive a pass/fail for this factor”

After reading the requirements in the RFP there is no reference as to why a SCIF would be required to meet the needs of the SOW. Additionally, most of the SCIFs in the

Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are owned and operated by large companies for contract work specifically needing these requirements. As a certified small business our company does not have a SCIF and we are looking to understand why a SCIF would be required.

We attended the initial prebidders conference and there was no mention of this requirement. Additionally, posted in the Q&A from the conference (specifically

Question 9), the Government validated the need for a Top Secret Facility Clearance only

(attached is the pre proposal Q&A for reference). However, in the final solicitation it is listed as a Gate requirement on Pass/Fail basis to possess an accredited Sensitive

Compartmented Information Facility.

This gate has a submittal date of March 7th, not providing enough time for a business without a SCIF to obtain accreditation from the Government. We feel that had this been stated in the prebidders conference, small businesses like ourselves would have had time to try and achieve accreditation.

A SCIF is not required.

The Government has revised the Phase 1 instructions and evaluation factor in the RFP sections 4 and 5 to require a Top Secret Facility

Clearance instead of a SCIF.

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Would you be able to explain:

• Why a SCIF is required?

• If a SCIF is required, would DHS allow a company with a Top Secret Facility

Clearance to achieve the SCIF requirement post award?

• If our company partners with a company owning a SCIF, would we meet the requirements?

We think in order to allow for maximum competition and proper timelines for contract acquisition, DHS should follow what was discussed in the prebidders conference and only require a Top Secret Facility Clearance in order to pass this gate.

2 4.4 1 64 When submitting response for Phase 1, Volume 1A: Factor 1, is there a particular form or format you wish to receive this information in? You are granting us up to a 5 page limitation for this response, but this is a relatively simple delivery. For example, a

CAGE Code for TS Facility clearance (should question 1 be addressed in that manner).

Would any additional introductory Offeror information in this submission be kept and evaluated in the overall award decision or would it be a waste of your time at this

Phase?

All references to a SCIF requirement has been removed.

The title for Factor 1 has been revised to read:

Factor 1, Demonstrated Proof of a Top-Secret Facility

Clearance

Section 4. Instructions to Offeror, Paragraph 4.4 has been revised to reflect the Factor 1 page limitation to read

2 vs 5;

Section 4. Instructions to Offeror, Paragraph 4.4.1.1

Volume 1A – Phase 1 has been revised to incorporate additional information required for submission of Phase 1 information as follows:

The Offeror is required to demonstrate their current active Facility Clearance at the Top-Secret level.

Offerors must provide the following:

• Name of Company

• Full business address

• Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number

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• Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

• Point of Contact (Primary & Alternate) Information for Phase 1 Proposal

• Request for Proposal Number

• Date of Phase 1 Proposal Submission

• Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal

DHS will verify whether a Quoter has an active Top-

Secret Facility by utilizing the Facility Verification

Notification from the Defense Counterintelligence and

Security Agency’s (DCSA) National Industrial Security

System.

There are no page or formatting limitations for Phase 1 proposals. However, the Government anticipates that

Phase 1 proposals should be no longer than 1-2 pages.

In addition, Section 5, Evaluation Criteria Paragraphs

5.2 and 5.2.1 has been updated accordingly.