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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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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.

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LOVELAND CO 80539-8986

RMR

5555 E. CROSSROADS BLVD

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL OFFICE

US DOE/WESTERN AREA POWER

WAPA (RMR)

PHOENIX AZ 85005-6457

DSW

PO BOX 6457

DESERT SOUTHWEST REGIONAL OFFICE

US DOE/WESTERN AREA POWER

WAPA (DSW)

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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

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

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

See Continuation Page(s).

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

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

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

Gregory K. Cagle

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

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RMR/CSRP GAP Analysis

The purpose of this Amendment is to provide responses to comments/questions:

A. The following responses comments/questions are provided:

Comment/Question 1: Do the RMR and CRSP entities share the same Merchant Function, or are there separate Merchant Functions for each organization? If separate, do they follow similar processes and use similar technologies for trading, or are the quite different? The following statement is included at the CRSP website, but it’s not clear if they have their own marketing business processes and technologies:

“CRSP MC markets power from the Colorado River Storage Project, its participating projects (Dolores and Seedskadee) and the Collbran and Rio Grande projects.”

Response to Comment/Question 1: Yes, CRSP performs Merchant function for both CRSP and RMR.

Comment/Question 2: Does the RMR BAA provide BAA services for the CRSP Marketing arm, or does CRSP run its own BAA function?

Response to Comment/Question 2: Yes, RMR provides BAA WACM services for CRSP.

Comment/Question 3: In reading the PWS, there is an emphasis on requirements definition and solution architecture definition. Is it RMR/CRSP’s intent to use the SPP RTO West Gap Assessment to determine whether or not you want to participate in the market (cost, HR impact, etc.), or have you already decided to join the SPP RTO and you want to define the requirements / solution architecture in enough detail to engage vendors and negotiate and sign software contracts? If you are looking to make a market go/no-go decision then the requirements generally can be a bit high level. If you are looking to engage vendors and definitely join, then you need detailed technical requirements which increases scope and costs substantially.

Response to Comment/Question 3: WAPA is seeking detail requirements / solution architecture to engage vendors for software contracts.

Comment/Question 4: This question builds on Question #3 with respect to vendor engagement as a part of the Gap Assessment process. Does WAPA RMR/CRSP want the respondent to evaluate software vendor RFP responses as a part of the Gap Assessment scope? If you are looking for RFP response evaluation, the timelines and level of effort become dependent on the WAPA RFP process and the vendor response timeline. This request increases scope and may add some risk to delivery in the one-year timeframe

Response to Comment/Question 4: No, we are not looking for respondent to evaluate software RFP

Comment/Question 5: Only one SPP full RTO has been implementation in the last 5 years, a small gen-only BAA.

Response to Comment/Question 5: Should there be limited SPP RTO implementation in the last 5 years, offerors should include al consulted efforts for SPP for the original SPP RTO market 2004-2008 (day-

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RMR/CSRP GAP Analysis ahead and real-time) and also the implementation of the SPP Integrated Marketplace which went live in 2014.

B. The date and time for the Request for Proposal closing remains as stated in Amendment 0001.