B05 Amendment No. A00001.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. EFFECTIVE DATE 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

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

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)

Previous edition unusable

A00001

See SF30 Continuation Page

Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Engineering Services (DES) - Dallas 1301 Young Street, Suite 840 Dallas, TX 75202

See Block 6

75H701-23-R-00009

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03/01/2023

02/13/2023

SF30 CONTIUATION OF BLOCK NARRATIVE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The solicitation is hereby amended (A00001) to address the following:

1. Respond to RFQ inquiries received in addressing the solicitation package.

INQUIRY 0001: (A00001)

Are you anticipating the firms who apply for this to offer all of these services in-house or would you accept a team of qualified partners?

RESPONSE:

Either option is acceptable as long as all services stated within the consolidated SOW can be accomplished during the term of the contract.

INQUIRY 0002:

Typically, for an SF330 Submission, the consultants are listed in the under the Prime as a consultant/ team member in the document since that is how the document is designed.

Is this separate SF330 only a requirement for Joint Ventures and the entities associated with it?

RESPONSE:

In this specific case, one (1) SF330 Part I is required and shall be filled out per the instructions on the SF330 (i.e., every firm, including the joint venture itself listed). A separate SF 330 Part II is required for the Joint Venture itself and the individual partners making up the joint venture and/or prime A-E firm(s) and every subconsultant (i.e., a SF330 Part II is required for every firm included in the team and should match the team listed in Part I of the SF330).

INQUIRY 0003:

Can you confirm whether or not MEP is required in-house for the Prime or can we prime as an architecture firm and include MEP as a subconsultant?

RESPONSE:

As stated in the solicitation, ”Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) design services provided in-house under the prime A-E firm may be rated more favorably”.

INQUIRY 0004:

Are SBA certifications required to propose on the RFP or can we self-certify and provide documentation that we are both women owned and native American owned?

RESPONSE:

Only registration within SAM.gov (and having a SAM UEI number, pending or final) is required at the time of submission. Please review the announcement for the requirements of a Native American owned firm and any Native American owned firms proposed as subconsultants.

INQUIRY 0005:

Are there any meetings planned or other due dates besides the solicitation due date?

RESPONSE:

There is no pre-solicitation meeting as this is just a request for qualified Architect-Engineering (A-E) firms to submit Standard Form 330 (SF330) Architect / Engineer Statement of Qualifications for Architectural and Engineering Services for IHS facilities located nationwide. The questions due date is listed under Pre-Qualifications Inquiries. “Pre‐Qualification Inquiries will be accepted up to 5 days prior to due date of the qualifications.”

SF30 CONTIUATION OF BLOCK NARRATIVE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

INQUIRY 0006:

Will the Cover Page, Table of Contents, and SF 330 Pt. II's be included in the page count?

RESPONSE:

As stated under Instructions to Offerors, indexing tabs are excluded from the page count. The cover page is also excluded from the page count. SF330 Part II’s are included in the page count.

INQUIRY 0007:

Is there a required font type or size?

RESPONSE:

There is no required font type or size. The only requirement is that it must be legible.

INQUIRY 0008:

Our firm will be submitting CPARS in place of Past Performance Questionnaires. Should these be submitted as a separate document or placed at the end of the SF 330 package following Part II's?

RESPONSE:

If a firm chooses to submit CPARS in place of Part Performance Questionnaires, they should be submitted under Factor 4.

The PROPOSAL DUE DATE is unchanged: Offers are due by 2:00 pm (CST) on 16 March 2023, unless changed by an amendment to this solicitation.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Offerors must acknowledge receipt of any and all amendments by number and date on their cover letter in their offer or by submitted a signed copy of the SF30. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

END OF SUMMARY OF CHANGES