B05 Amendment 03 SF30.pdf

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.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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.

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)

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

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

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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The reason for amendment 03 to this solicitation is to provide answers and questions. See attached Questions and Answers

Indian Health Service - DES 701 5th Avenue, Suite 1650 Seattle, WA 98104

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

75H70120R00029

1 2

EFFECTIVE DATE

4/15/2020

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03/24/2020

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q1. Section L.6.1(g) on page 59 states that “Small Business Administration approval of small business status shall be included with the proposal submission. Failure to include SBA certification of small business status for purposes of this solicitation with submission of the proposal may result in rejection of the offer.”

What “approval” is the agency seeking that offerors provide? Does submission of a company’s 8(a) certification letter satisfy this requirement?

A1. All Joint Venture offerors shall provide a copy of their Joint Venture Agreement. As this is not an

8(a) set-aside, the requirement to provide SBA approval is not required and deleted from this section.

Reminder that this is an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set aside and any JV must also be an ISBEE.

Q2. Section L.6.1(g) on page 59 states that “If a business concern is contemplating an 8(a) Mentor-

Protégé Joint Venture on this MATOC, evidence shall be provided…...”. Our understanding is that this is not a MATOC. Please confirm that the reference to a MATOC is inadvertent.

A2. This is not a MATOC. Replace the term ‘MATOC’ from this paragraph with the word ‘contract’.

Q3. Please note that SBA only will review and approve a joint venture agreement in connection with an

8(a) contract and will do so prior to award, not proposal submission. See 13 C.F.R. § 124.513. As this is not an 8(a) set-aside, will the agency remove the requirement that SBA must approve the joint venture agreement?

A3. Joint Venture Agreements are not required to be approved by the SBA as this is not an 8(a) set aside.

However, per section (d)(1)(i) of 13 C.F.R. §125.9: “SBA must approve the mentor-protégé agreement before the two firms may submit an offer as a joint venture on a particular government prime contract or subcontract in order for the joint venture to receive the exclusion from affiliation.”

Q4. Spec TP-40031.5, states that “Ports shall be rectangular and 100% port” and “Plug Valves shall be equal to the DeZurik Eccentric Plug Valve, Rectangular Port (AWWA C517) (PEC) for sewer applications.” Per the Dezurik rep the PEC is NOT 100% port. The DeZurik full port valve is the PEF.

Shall the DeZurik PEC or PEF valves be provided?

A4. The Contractor shall install the DeZurik Eccentric Plug Valve (PEC) or equal; disregard the 100% port opening requirement.

Q5. The current bid date for this Solicitation is 4/30/20 @ 2:00pm PDT. Considering the concentrated effort for the highest quality response we wish to provide IHS with, information we wish to potentially implement from Q&A and the virtual walk through via ZOOM on 4-16-2020, and also considering complications we have experienced due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we respectfully request a bid date extension of two weeks.

A5. As of the date of this amendment, the proposal due date remains unchanged.