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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.

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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;

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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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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) update the anticipated award and contract start dates; (2) clarify FSA’s preference for awarding multiple ID/IQ Contracts over a single ID/IQ Contract; (3) clarify instructions for the pricing volume; (4) add a second question-and-answer period; (5) extend the deadline for proposals; and (6) clarify the evaluation criteria for Factor Four (Price). As a result, the solicitation is hereby amended to incorporate the following changes:

1. Regarding the “Anticipated Contract Award Date” and “Anticipated Start Date” referenced on the RFP’s Cover Page, the “Anticipated Contract Award Date” is changed from “June 2019” to “July 2019,” and the “Anticipated Start Date” is changed from “Late July 2019” to “Late August 2019.” The following statements are also added to the cover page:

“Task Orders 0001 and 0002 will have a start date of no less than one month from their award dates (e.g., if the award date is June 20, 2019, the start date of the transition-in period for each order will begin on or after July 20, 2019). FSA prefers awarding more than one ID/IQ Contract as opposed to one single ID/IQ Contract;

therefore, recipients of an ID/IQ Contract will have the opportunity to compete for task orders throughout the ID/IQ Contract’s term.”

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 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)).

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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, 2, and 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., for

Task Order 0001, if an Offeror proposes to use the labor category of “Category 1:

Application Developer (Junior)” for the Base Period, Option Period One, and Option Period Two at rates of $100, $101, and $102, respectively, the Offeror shall propose ID/IQ Contract rates of $100 for Year 1, $101 for Year 2, and $103 for Year 3 for Category 1: Application Developer (Junior).

3. Regarding Section VI (Instructions to Offerors), 5.0 (Questions), the following is added as a second paragraph to this section:

“2nd Question-and-Answer Period Starting on May 21, 2019, all questions and concerns regarding any aspect of this RFP shall be submitted by e-mail to FSAEAT@ed.gov by 6:00 p.m. Local Time (Washington, DC) on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The subject line for e-mails with questions or concerns should read as follows: RFP 910031-19-R-0003 Questions.”

4. Regarding Section VI (Instructions to Offerors), 6.0 (Proposal Submission Instructions and Deadline), the deadline for proposals is changed in the first sentence as follows:

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Offerors must submit their proposals to FSAEAT@ed.gov by 2:00 p.m. Local Time (Washington, DC) on May 28, 2019.

Offerors must submit their proposals to FSAEAT@ed.gov by 11:00 a.m. Local Time (Washington, DC) on July 1, 2019.

5. Regarding Section VII (Evaluation Criteria), 5.5 (Factor Four - Price), 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 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)).

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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.

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, 2, and 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., for Task Order 0001, if an Offeror proposes to use the labor category of “Category 1: Application Developer (Junior)” for the Base Period, Option Period One, and Option Period Two at rates of $100, $101, and $102, respectively, the Offeror shall propose ID/IQ Contract rates of $100 for Year 1, $101 for Year 2, and $103 for Year 3 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.

6. A fully conformed document that includes all changes made by Amendments 0001 - 0005 to the original document titled 910031-19-R-0003 is hereby added as part of this amendment and is titled “910031-19-R-0003 (Fully Conformed).” The formatting of this document is MS Word and therefore previously embedded documents may be more accessible in this document.