70RWMD20R00000005 Amendment 1 Topic Solicitation 4.pdf

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.

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 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 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

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

The purpose of Amendment 00001 of Topic No. 4 Solicitation 70RWMD20R00000005 "Photofission Nuclear Data for Active Interrogation", under Overarching OBAA Solicitation 70RDND19R00000003, is to provide DHS/CWMD responses to Offeror’s proposal questions Attachment:

Amendment 00001 - Standard Form (SF) 30 with Q&A - Total 4 pages This Amendment does not change the Topic Solicitation Proposal Due Date - No later than May 12, 2020 at 3:00 PM (ET).

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

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

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

00001

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5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE 70RWMD Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Washington, DC, 20528-0015, US Washington, DC, 20528-0015, US

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

70RWMD20R00000005

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

(X)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER

RWRD-20-0042

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

04/15/2020

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

Questions for CWMD OBAA Topic Solicitation No. 4: 70RWMD20R00000005 Pitch Papers

Question # Reference Contractor’s Question Answer 1 General Can you please explain what do you mean by cooperative agreement? Is that a cost sharing?

A cooperative agreement is an agreement in which the Federal Government provides funding, or a thing of value authorized by public statute and the government plays a substantial role.

Cooperative agreements and/or grants transfer anything of value from the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity to the non-Federal entity to carry out a public purpose. A cooperative agreement is distinguished from a grant in that it provides for substantial involvement between the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity and the non-Federal entity in carrying out the activity contemplated by the Federal award.

Substantial involvement from the federal government refers to the degree to which federal employees are directly performing or implementing parts of the award program. In a grant, the federal government more strictly maintains an oversight and monitoring role.

In a cooperative agreement, the federal employees participate more closely in performing the program. When you read “cooperative,” think working “side-by-side.”

The specific ways this involvement is integrated varies.

Generally, cost sharing is applicable to grants and cooperative agreements but not usually to contracts on the Federal level.

This is because grants and cooperative agreements represent financial assistance rather than the acquisition of goods and services required by contracts.

2 General According to the original OBAA solicitation

#70RDND19R00000003, FFRDC

are qualified. Is this still the case under this solicitation topic?

Per the Topic Solicitation, the award type is anticipated to be in the form of Cooperative Agreements. FFRDCs are not eligible to apply for Cooperative Agreements. FFRDCs can still participate in the research as team members on a team lead by a prime Offeror who is eligible for a Cooperative Agreements.

3 General Are collaborative proposals between institutions allowed? If so, how does one prepare such

Each proposing team should submit a single proposal as a team with the prime Offeror being one that is eligible for a Cooperative proposals? Should the team submit a single proposal, or should each team member submit a separate proposal? If separate, does one proposal refer to the other? If joint, do all institutions need to submit separate budgets?

Agreement. Each proposal should include a single budget for the entire team incorporating costs for all members per the guidance in the Topic Solicitation.

4 General If DOE national lab partners want to join a collaborative proposal, will they be funded independently, or do their budgets needs to be explicitly included in the overall collaborative budget?

Each proposal should include a single budget for the entire team (to include DOE national lab partners) incorporating costs for all members per the guidance in the Topic Solicitation.

5 General The solicitation indicates that this is cooperative agreement. Does this mean indirect costs are not allowed? Or in other words, do the budgets need to be prepared like a regular grant with overhead/IDC costs?

Indirect Cost (IDC) is allowable by the recipient and sub-recipients. IDC is based on a federally approved and negotiated rate.

Please provide a copy of the negotiated rate approved by the applicant’s cognizant agency at the time of application. Indirect costs on sub-awards are limited to the first $25,000 of direct costs.

6 General Is there a specific target for precision on the photofission cross-section measurements?

CWMD, in coordination with the successful Offeror, will determine the precision of the photofission cross-section measurements at the kickoff meeting. The Offeror should propose what precision can be used for optimal values of cost and detectors.

7 General Are there specific beam energy increments between 6 - 20 MeV that should be measured?

Initial measurements should be made with 4- 5 reasonable representative data points throughout the whole energy range to validate current cross-sections. If those representative data points are well matched with the current cross-sections, then we will consider the cross-section measurement completed. However, if the results from the 4-5 representative data points are not well matched with the cross-sections, the Offeror should measure 0.5 MeV steps in the range of 6-10 MeV and 1 MeV steps above 10 MeV.

8 General Topic states improved Photofission Nuclear Data for Active Interrogation; Are detector and gamma source R&D part of this BAA?

No.

9 Section 4 The solicitation states three requirements on the data measurements in Section 4. Should a single proposal try to address all these aspects in the proposed

All aspects should be addressed in a single proposal.

measurements? Or, a proposer can pick a particular problem to tackle?