Amendment 1.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

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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)

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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The Purpose of this Amendment is to answer offeror questions.

See the continuation page.

NASA, Kennedy Space Center Office of Procurement

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Questions and Answers

1. Reference: Statement of Work Paragraph Entitled: Simulation Software

Question: This appears to be a proprietary program developed by the manufacturer of the

CT system, which the SOW was written around, for example, Nikon, Zeiss, etc.

It is restrictive to competitive bidding as, according to the SOW, it must be provided or developed only by the manufacturer of the CT system.

This software is distinctly separate from the operation of the required CT system and its mandatory inclusion could or will eliminate all other bidders/manufacturers.

Answer: It is an accurate statement that the paragraph was written because of a demonstrated capability by a manufacturer but was intended to expand the lab's capability through virtual analysis and training. It is believed that this is a valuable feature and that other companies can still compete by listing similar capabilities or features if they are equivalent to the requirement in the SOW.

The statement "Software is provided by the vendor, not a 3rd party software company” is intended to require that the software be supplied and supported by the vendor and all maintenance/service/support/contracts will go through the original vendor and not require additional agreements or procurements with a separate company for the license to use that software. This requirement is in effect so that if the software manufacturer goes out of business, the vendor will be required to provide a replacement or update to maintain the system's functionality.

2. Reference: Time and Motion Analysis (4D Computed Tomography Module)

Question: If this was a technical need, why wasn't it included in the original solicitation?

Additional Comments: When we spoke to other NASA sites that have this capability, they had no use for it and admitted it was simply a sales tool.

Answer: Additional research into CT imaging capabilities found the time and motion analysis potentially valuable for future inspections. This system is utilized for inspecting and analyzing parts and systems by various processing and research projects, and we cannot predict what a customer's need will be in the future. Still, we would like to have

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Amendment 1 all available options to support KSC and NASA better. This time and motion analysis may prove to be a helpful tool, and we hope not to limit ourselves to a purchase of what we already have. The request does list “or equivalent,” and offers that provide additional capabilities and benefits that may be similar may be submitted.

All terms and conditions of this RFQ remain unchanged.