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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)

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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

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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:

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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.

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The purpose of this amendment is to (1) specify that electronic proposal volumes may consist of one or more electronic documents; (2) clarify the evaluation criteria for Go/No-Go Factor One (Experience) and Factor Four (Price); and (3) clarify instructions for the pricing volume.

No extensions are anticipated to the deadline for proposals. As a result, the solicitation is hereby amended to incorporate the following changes:

1. Regarding Section VI (Instructions to Offerors), 4.1 (Proposal Organization, Formatting, and Page Limitations), the sentence below the table in this section is modified as follows:

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* The page limitation excludes cover, table of contents pages, schedule for accomplishing work in first year (as referend in Section VI, 4.2.3 and 4.2.4), draft project management plans (however this document shall not exceed 40 pages), teaming agreements, letters of intent for subcontractors, and resumes (all resumes submitted shall not exceed three pages).

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* The page limitation excludes cover, table of contents pages, schedule for accomplishing work in first year (as referend in Section VI, 4.2.3 and 4.2.4), draft project management plans (however this document shall not exceed 40 pages), teaming agreements, letters of intent for subcontractors, and resumes (all resumes submitted shall not exceed three pages). Each electronic Volume may consist of one or more electronic documents.

2. Regarding Section VI (Instructions to Offerors), 4.2.5 (Volume Five: Price Proposal), subsection (2) Pricing Schedule, this entire subsection is hereby replaced as follows:

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(2) Pricing Schedule

The Offeror shall complete and submit all worksheets from Attachment 4, ID/IQ Contract and Task Order Pricing Sheets: the worksheets are titled, “IDIQ Contract,” “Task Order 0001 – ITA,” and “Task Order 0002 – ESB.” The labor rates proposed for the ID/IQ contract shall not be lower than the labor rates proposed for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 for the same labor categories.

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(2) Pricing Schedule

The Offeror shall complete and submit all worksheets from Attachment 4, ID/IQ Contract and Task Order Pricing Sheets: the worksheets are titled, “IDIQ Contract,” “Task Order 0001 – ITA,” and “Task Order 0002 – ESB.” The labor rates proposed for the ID/IQ contract for Years 1 through 3 shall be equal to the labor rates proposed for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 for the same labor categories and time period (e.g., if offering $75 an hour for Category 1: Application Developer (Junior) for the Option Period One for Task Order 0001 – ITA, the Contractor shall propose exactly a $75 rate for Year 2 of the ID/IQ Contract for Category 1: Application Developer (Junior)).

3. Regarding Section VIII (Evaluation Criteria), 5.1 (Go/No-Go Factor One: Experience), this entire section is hereby replaced as follows:

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5.1 GO/NO-GO FACTOR ONE: EXPERIENCE

The Offeror’s Volume One will be evaluated to determine if it demonstrates sufficient experience.

This factor will be rated as either “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable.” To obtain the “Acceptable” rating, the Offeror must comply with the following or it will be rated “Unacceptable”:

(1) The experience submitted on the Experience Evaluation Documents, when combined, must demonstrate at least one instance of comparable experience for Task Order 0001 (Attachment 1: ITA Performance Work Statement), Task Order 0002 (Attachment 2: ESB Performance Work Statement), and Sample Task Order 0003 (RFP Section III, ID/IQ Contract Statement of Work, subsection 3.3.1). In order for submitted experience to qualify as comparable, it must be determined to be at a minimum commiserate with the technical scope (including depth of work and complexity), size (in terms of monetary values, and duration (2.5 years) of FSA’s Task Orders 0001 and 0002 and Sample Task Order 0003 (the “size” evaluation is excluded for Sample Task Order 0003).

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5.1 GO/NO-GO FACTOR ONE: EXPERIENCE

The Offeror’s Volume One will be evaluated to determine if it demonstrates sufficient experience.

This factor will be rated as either “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable.” To obtain the “Acceptable” rating, the Offeror must comply with the following or it will be rated “Unacceptable”:

(1) The experience submitted on the Experience Evaluation Documents, when combined, must demonstrate at least one instance of comparable experience for Task Order 0001 (RFP Attachment 1: ITA Performance Work Statement), Task Order 0002 (RFP Attachment 2: ESB Performance Work Statement), and Sample Task Order 0003 (RFP Section III, ID/IQ Contract Statement of Work, subsection 3.3.1). In order for submitted experience to qualify as comparable, it must be (1) determined to be at a minimum commiserate with the technical scope (including depth of work and complexity) of FSA’s Task Orders 0001 and 0002 and Sample Task Order 0003, and

(2) the experience (experience determined not relevant to the technical scope of any of said Task Orders will be excluded) must be comparable in size (in terms of monetary values) and duration (2.5 years) to FSA’s Task Orders 0001 and 0002 and

Sample Task Order 0003 (the “size” evaluation is excluded for Sample Task Order 0003).

4. Regarding Section VIII (Evaluation Criteria), 5.5 (Proposal Organization, Formatting, and

Page Limitations), the subsection titled “Price Analysis” is hereby replaced as follows:

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Price Analysis The Government will conduct price analysis, as defined in FAR 15.404 (b), on the Task Order 0001 Price and the Task Order 0002 Price to determine whether the prices are reasonable and balanced. In order to be eligible for award, Offerors’ Task Order 0001 and 0002 pricing must be determined fair and reasonable and pricing that is determined unbalanced must not pose an unacceptable risk to the Government.

The labor rates proposed for the ID/IQ contract shall not be lower than the labor rates proposed for Task Orders 0001 and 0002. FSA will conduct price analysis as defined in FAR 15.404 (b) on the proposed ID/IQ labor rates, which may include comparing prices to an Offeror’s existing Government contracts with similar labor categories or other existing Government contracts of other Offerors.

The Government reserves the right to conduct price realism of prices or offered labor rates at its discretion.

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Price Analysis The Government will conduct price analysis, as defined in FAR 15.404 (b), on the Task Order 0001 Price and the Task Order 0002 Price to determine whether the prices are reasonable and balanced. In order to be eligible for award, Offerors’ Task Order 0001 and 0002 pricing must be determined fair and reasonable and pricing that is determined unbalanced must not pose an unacceptable risk to the Government.

The labor rates proposed for the ID/IQ contract for Years 1 through 3 shall be equal to the labor rates proposed for Task Orders 0001 and 0002 for the same labor categories and time period (e.g., if offering $75 an hour for Category 1: Application Developer (Junior) for the Option Period One for Task Order 0001 – ITA, the Contractor shall propose exactly a $75 rate for Year 2 of the ID/IQ Contract for Category 1: Application Developer (Junior)).

FSA will conduct price analysis as defined in FAR 15.404 (b) on the proposed ID/IQ labor rates, which may include comparing prices to an Offeror’s existing Government contracts with similar labor categories or other existing Government contracts of other Offerors.

The Government reserves the right to conduct price realism of prices or offered labor rates at its discretion.