AB-133E-16-RP-0034-A0001.pdf

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 STANDARD FORM 30. (Rev. 10-83) Previous Edition unusable Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Page of Pages AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code

2. AMENDMENT MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (if applicable)

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

(x) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (NO., Street, Country, State and ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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.

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 ______ copies of amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OR OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 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 NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, 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)

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

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

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.

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions asked in response to the RCC solicitation. The document titled, "Answers and Questions [Version 02232016]," is hereby incorporated into Section J, List of Attachments. The due date for proposals is hereby extended to 07- Mar-16.

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Questions and Answers [Version 02232016]

The following is a summary of questions received and answers provided by the Government in response to the subject solicitation.

1. Are offerors allowed to submit their proposals electronically? Are offerors allowed to submit their past performance questionnaires electronically? Where and how should offerors send these documents?

Yes, the preferred method of submission is by emailing the proposals directly to benjamin.wolk@noaa.gov and gregory.s.hall@noaa.gov. Offerors are NOT required to mail hardcopies of their proposals.

2. In the RFP, it says the Technical Proposal is to be no more than 30 pages. Can you clarify if this

30-page limit is including the title page, table of contents, and table of figures?

The 30 page limit does not include the title page, table of contents, or the table of figures.

Only the portion of Volume 2 titled “Technical Proposal” is subject to the 30 page restriction.

The entirety of Volume 2 may exceed 30 pages, if necessary.

3. Are these procurements limited to colleges/universities?

No, this is a full and open competition not limited to colleges or universities.

4. Could you please provide the incumbent contract number?

The incumbent contract number is DG-133E-13-CN-0122.

5. The font and typesetting requirements for proposals are confusing, can you clarify?

Offerors should consider the font and typesetting requirements as general guidelines for submitting a proposal. The government’s intention is to ensure proposals received are legible and understandable. Any commonly used font that is at least 12 pt. in size is acceptable.

6. I’m having a hard time wrapping my brain around a portion of section C.1.4 on page 10. It states that, “Task Orders, as defined in this section, differ from requirements (as defined in Section

C.1.2)…” So if C.1.2 is our “requirements” section and they somehow differ from “Task Orders” then why is Task Order 001 in section C.1.2? This really muddies the waters in terms of what our

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Questions and Answers [Version 02232016] base requirements are and what our additional requirements, now called task orders, are. I’ve seen Attachment 2-Task Order 0001 and this would indicate that nearly everything we do would be a Task Order and that there are actually no base requirements. Could you please clarify?

This contract will be structured as a single-award, indefinite-quantity/ indefinite-delivery

(IDIQ) type contract. As such, there will be no base requirements for the solicitation. All requirements will be issued as task orders. It is the Government’s intention to award task order 0001 at the time of award, which will contain initial work ordered under this contract.