AMENDMENT_1_75D301-18-67998.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

PAGE OF PAGES

1 4

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

00001

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

See Block 16C.

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 3635 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE 3635 Ctrs for Disease Control & Prevention PGH Office of Acquisition Services, Branch 4 626 Cochrans Mill Rd Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0070

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

X

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

75D301-18-R-67998

9B. DATED (See Item 11)

December 18, 2018

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (See Item 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, X 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 one(1) copy 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 ACKNOWLEGMENT 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, 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, X is required to sign this document and return one (1) 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 this amendment is to provide answers to questions. See pages 2-4.

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

Diane J Meeder

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY ___________________________________________

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

01/14/2019

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE 30-105 Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

ITEM 10A.

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Request for Proposal 75D301-18-R-67998 Amendment No. 1.

Questions and Answers.

1. The RFP states, “…offerors should prepare their proposals assuming that 3,120 dose reconstructions will be required each year (60 per week for 52 weeks).” And, “…(estimated at 3,000 dose reconstructions and re-works annually).” Please clarify the estimated number of dose reconstructions annually. Pgs. 5&8. Section C.3.

A.1-The offerors should prepare for a TOTAL of 3,120 dose reconstructions annually. This will include both initial and rework dose reconstructions combined.

2. The RFP States, “An inventory of the servers and summary of the personal computers that will be available is included under Attachments in Section J. However, the personal computers will be at or near their expected replacement time at the start of this contract, so the contractor should anticipate procuring replacement items during this contract.” Please clarify that, in addition to personal computers, eligible “replacement items” include other computer equipment such as servers, as listed in Attachment J. Pg.13, Section C 9.0.

A.2-“Replacement items” do include other computer equipment such as servers, as listed in Attachment J.

Pg.13, Section C.

3. The RFP states, “iii. Specifies the use of a disclosure statement (required by Section (e)(3) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended) to appear on documents used to PII from individuals to be maintained in a Privacy Act System of Records (SORN).” Please clarify the phrase, “…used to PII from individuals…” as there is a verb missing between “to” and “PII”. Pg.24. Section C.3.iii.Privacy Act.

A.3-The missing word is “obtain.” It should read “…used to obtain PII from individuals…”

4. The RFP states, “Federal Policies. The Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) shall comply with applicable federal laws that include, but are not limited to, the HHS Information Security and Privacy Policy (IS2P), [enter applicable OpDiv policy if any].” Please specify if there are there applicable OpDiv policies. Pg.26. Section L.

A.4-No OpDiv policy has been identified as applicable.

5. Section M.3.D states, “A brief narrative must be provided that explains the duties and responsibilities of all key staff, including direct technical supervisors, management supervisors, and technical staff…” Does the government define “key staff”, as listed in M.3.D, as “key personnel”? Please clarify. Pg. 93, Section M.3.D.

A.6-Key staff for this narrative would be as identified as Key Personnel listed in section M.3.D.

6. The current contract contains a provision that allows the contractor to pay exempt personnel for hours worked over 40 in a week. Will this clause be included in the new contract? If yes, does that imply that uncompensated time cannot be used as a means of reducing overall cost to the government? Pg. 80 Section L.6.

A.6 Under Section I.2, Page 61 insert the following:

I.6 FAR 52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums (Jul 1990)

The use of overtime is authorized under this contract if the overtime premium does not exceed ($0) or the overtime premium is paid for work—

1. Necessary to cope with emergencies such as those resulting from accidents, natural disasters, breakdowns of production equipment, or occasional production bottlenecks of a sporadic nature;

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2. By indirect-labor employees such as those performing duties in connection with administration, protection, transportation, maintenance, standby plant protection, operation of utilities, or accounting;

3. To perform tests, industrial processes, laboratory procedures, loading or unloading of transportation conveyances, and operations in flight or afloat that are continuous in nature and cannot reasonably be interrupted or completed otherwise; or

4. That will result in lower overall costs to the Government.

Any request for estimated overtime premiums that exceeds the amount specified above shall include all estimated overtime for contract completion and shall—

1. Identify the work unit; e.g., department or section in which the requested overtime will be used, together with present workload, staffing, and other data of the affected unit sufficient to permit the Contracting Officer to evaluate the necessity for the overtime;

2. Demonstrate the effect that denial of the request will have on the contract delivery or performance schedule;

3. Identify the extent to which approval of overtime would affect the performance or payments in connection with other Government contracts, together with identification of each affected contract;

and

4. Provide reasons why the required work cannot be performed by using multishift operations or by employing additional personnel.

(End of clause)

7. Are all technical and past performance evaluation criteria of equal weight or point value? Section M does not specify except to say that, when taken together, technical and past performance are significantly more important than cost. Section M.3, pg 91-94.

A.7 After the last paragraph under M.3 add the following: Criteria C and D are of equal importance and highest weight. Criteria B is weighted lower than Criteria C and D. Criteria A and E are of equal importance weighted lower than B.

Add M.5 Evaluation Process on page 94.

M.5 Evaluation Process

The Government will assess all responsible proposals against the solicitation requirements and criteria. The Government will use the criteria to make a "best value" determination. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are more significantly more important than cost or price.

Criteria C and D are of equal importance and highest weight. Criteria B is weighted lower than Criteria C and D. Criteria A and E are of equal importance and weighted lower than B.

Past performance is weighted less than all technical criteria when combined, but more important than cost or price.

The Government will evaluate the Technical Proposal using the following adjectival rating.

Definitions:

-A strength is a quality or characteristic in the proposal that increases the probability of successful contract performance.

-A weakness means a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. A significant weakness in the proposal is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

-A deficiency is a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

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Ratings

Adjective Narrative Outstanding Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements.

Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements.

Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

The Government will evaluate Past Performance using the following adjectival rating.

Adjective Description High Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.