AB133F12RQ0014_AMEND01.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers X 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 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 telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDG-

MENT 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 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.

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACT/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

(x) 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 fourth 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.)

Solicitation No. AB133F-12-RQ-0014 - PLANNING, NEPA AND OTHER REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES - cre

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This Amendment #0001 to Solicitation AB133F-12-RQ-0014 is issued:

1. Provide revisions to the original solicitation issued November 14, 2012, as follows:

A) The following CAR clause is hereby inserted into Part I of the solicitation in FULL TEXT:

1352.209-71 LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING (APR 2010)

(a) The following restrictions and definitions apply to prevent conflicting roles, which may bias the contractor’s judgment or objectivity, or to preclude the contractor from obtaining an unfair competitive advantage in concurrent or future acquisitions.

(1) Descriptions or definitions:

(i) “Contractor" means the business entity receiving the award of this contract, its parents, affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries, and successors in interest.

(ii) “Development" means all efforts towards solution of broadly defined problems. This may encompass research, evaluating technical feasibility, proof of design and test, or engineering of programs not yet approved for acquisition or operation.

(iii) “Proprietary Information” means all information designated as proprietary in accordance with law and regulation, and held in confidence or disclosed under restriction to prevent uncontrolled distribution. Examples include limited or restricted data, trade secrets, sensitive financial information, and computer software; and may appear in cost and pricing data or involve classified information.

(iv) “System" means the system that is the subject of this contract.

(v) “System Life" means all phases of the system's development, production, or support.

(vi) “Systems Engineering” means preparing specifications, identifying and resolving interface problems, developing test requirements, evaluating test data, and supervising design.

(vii) “Technical Direction” means developing work statements, determining parameters, directing other contractors’ operations, or resolving technical controversies.

(2) Restrictions: The contractor shall perform systems engineering and/or technical direction, but will not have overall contractual responsibility for the system’s development, integration, assembly and checkout, or production. The parties recognize that the contractor shall occupy a highly influential and responsible position in determining the system’s basic concepts and supervising their execution by other contractors. The contractor’s judgment and recommendations must be objective, impartial, and independent. To avoid the prospect of the contractor’s judgment or recommendations being influenced by its own products or capabilities, it is agreed that the contractor is precluded for the life of the system from award of a DOC contract to supply the system or any of its major components, and from acting as a subcontractor or consultant to a DOC supplier for the system or any of its major components.

Alternate IV (APR 2010). As prescribed in 48 CFR 1309.507-2(a)(5), add the following paragraph (b) to the basic clause substantially as written. If Alternate III is also used, designate this paragraph (c).

(b) The contractor agrees to accept and to complete all issued task orders, and to not contract with Government prime contractors or first-tier subcontractors in such a way as to create an organizational conflict of interest

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(End of clause)

B) Reference Part I, Paragraph 25, Contract Deliverables. The table provided in the original solicitaiton dated

November 14, 2012 is deleted and the following table shall be inserted in its place (changes to table are indicated in red underscore):

REFERENCE

CONTRACT

CLAUSE IN

PART II

DELIVERABLE DUE DATE DELIVER TO

CAR

1352.209-72

Restrictions Against Disclosure

Upon Contract Award or New Hire Per Clause 1352.209-

COR

CAR

1352.209-74

Organizational Conflicts of Interest Plan

Per Clause 1352.209-74

COR

CAR

1352.237-75

Submission for Changes of Key Personnel

15 working days prior to making any permanent substitutions

CO

Clause 28 SAM Updates Annually Online

FAR

52.222-54

Employment Eligibility Verification Per Clause 522.22-54 COR

FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures Upon Contract Award or New Hire

CO

FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records Upon Contract Award or New Hire

CO

FAR 52.209-9

Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.

Update on semi-annual basis in SAM.

Online

FAR

52.222-37

Employment Reports on Veterans Per Clause 52.222-37 CO

FAR 52.227-2

Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement

Promptly upon violation

CO

C) Reference Part I, Paragraph 36. The following FAR clauses are added and are incorporated by reference:

52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES (OCT 2010)

(Reference 3.502-3)

52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

(Reference 16.506)

D) Reference Part III, Paragraph C.1 is hereby renumbered Paragraph 1 and is altered as follows:

a) The title is revised from: REGULATORY PLANNING AND NEPA AN DOTHER REGULATORY

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES

SERVICE, ALASKA REGION.

To: REGULATORY PLANNING, NEPA, AND ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH

NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION LAWS NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES

SERVICE, ALASKA REGION

b) Reference Section I, titled Introduction. Paragraph 1 of this section is hereby deleted and replaced with the following (changes from the original solicitation have been indicated in red underscore and strikeout):

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office (AKR), Juneau, SF30 Continuation of Block Narrative Page 4 of 10

Alaska, is seeking one or more qualified firms to provide regulatory planning, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) related environmental compliance services and assurance of compliance with natural resources protection laws for its divisions and offices located throughout Alaska and the Pacific Islands region. NMFS seeks contractor support through an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity-type contract(s) to augment its own planning and compliance capabilities. The contract(s) will be awarded for a one year base period with the option for four (4) additional one year periods (up to 3) qualified vendors. Task Orders will be issued as project requirements are developed. Task Orders may be short (less than 80 hours to complete) or long in duration. Competition of task orders issued under resulting contract awards will be conducted in accordance with FAR 16.505.

c) Reference Section I, titled Introduction. Paragraph 3 of this section is hereby deleted and replaced with the following (changes from the original solicitation have been indicated in red underscore and strikeout):

Services may include NEPA planning for projects ranging from, but not limited to:

site-specific construction of a field camp, or laboratory, to designing research plans to region-wide fishery management plans. An understanding of requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; environmental, social, and economic aspects of fisheries management; and specific NEPA requirements such as cumulative effects analysis and Government to Government coordination is required.

Required expertise will also include, but would not be limited to, the following general disciplines: environmental compliance; natural resource management (air quality, plant ecology, geology, paleontology, invasive species, habitat ecology, hydrology, water quality, ecology, wildlife biology, oceanography and fishery science); tourism; visual resources; resource and socio-economics; cultural resources (including anthropology, ethnography and history); facilitation; technical writing and editing; database development and analysis; value analysis; CAD/GIS; graphic design, and document production.

d) Reference Section II, titled Specification of Work. Paragraph 1 of this section is hereby deleted and replaced with the following (changes from the original solicitation have been indicated in red underscore and strikeout):

This section specifies the types of required planning and NEPA compliance support services to be provided under this contract. NMFS AKR, will be the primary requesting Government office for obtaining these services. On occasion, other NMFS regional offices may request an independent Task Order under the contract, or due to regional overlap in marine resources stewardship, sponsor a joint-Task Order with AKR. The amount and timing of work specified in these Task Orders cannot be determined before they are issued. Task orders will be issued as the need arises. A minimum of $2,500 in task orders will be awarded under the resulting contract(s). Therefore, a particular flow of work cannot be guaranteed. For proposals, contractor(s) will be expected to identify who the staff and sub-consultants are and to provide a cost breakdown by line item.

E) Reference Part V, Paragaraph 2, PROPOSAL PREPARATION (APR 2010). Sections are revised as follows:

a) Section (2) VOLUME II TECHNICAL PROPOSAL, (B)(2) , Technical Discussion is revised as follows

(changes to original solicitation have been indicated in red underscore and strikeout):

(2) Technical Discussion. This section shall contain the major portion of the Technical Proposal. It should clearly address each of the Technical Proposal evaluation criteria in Section M Part VI, and at a minimum cover the subordinate factors or subcriteria listed thereunder, if any. It should be presented in as much detail as practicablel and include principles and techniques which may be applied in performing the work, and an explanation of the various methods considered and substantiation of those selected.

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b) Section (2) VOLUME II TECHNICAL PROPOSAL, (C) , Technical Proposal Instructions is revised as follows (changes to original solicitation have been indicated in red underscore and strikeout):

FACTOR 1,- ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES – The technical proposal must contain information on how the project is to be organized, staffed, and managed. Information should be provided which will demonstrate the offeror's understanding and management of important events or tasks and how the offeror intends to fulfill the contract requirements as outlined in the Statement of Work (and the subfactors listed below. This includes demonstrating the offeror’s ability to provide the appropriate personnel levels and skill mixes as required under this solicitation as outlined in Attachment #II. The proposal should provide an outline of the team structure to meet the requirements of the statement of work. The offeror must explain how the management and coordination of consultant and/or subcontractor efforts will be accomplished. NOTE: Additional consideration may be given to vendors with local business presence in Alaska.

The contractor shall also show demonstrated corporate experience on contracts with government agencies and private sector in terms of cost control, quality of work (completeness, technical adequacy, accuracy, organization, and neatness), and compliance with scope of work and performance schedules. Capable of managing multiple projects with timely delivery of products and services. Ability to produce studies, reports, and planning documents that are compatible with the NMFS systems and standards.

Information documenting specialized recent experience of the firm, staff, and professional sub-consultants in planning and conducting regulatory compliance projects that demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the history, people, cultural resources, and natural resources in Alaska and North Pacific Ocean region is also required.

Attention also will be paid to the experience of the firm in working on NEPA/ESA/MMPA projects with listed sub-consultants.

NOTE: Some task orders will be complex in nature and require the contractor to work in close consultation with NOAA as well as requiring frequent review of work products.

The Contractor shall provide information which indicates how this is to be accomplished in both a cost effective and time effective manner.

Subfactor A:

Professional qualifications and technical expertise of the firm, staff and professional sub-consultants proposed for this contract in regional and site planning and NEPA procedures. Particular emphasis will be placed on demonstrated knowledge and experience in conducting the NEPA process and preparing plans/NEPA documents (e.g. EAs/EISs); ESA consultation and preparing biological assessments and Section 4(b)2 analyses; and MMPA permit applications.

Subfactor B:

Specialized recent experience and demonstrated competence of the firm, staff, and professional sub-consultants in completing planning/NEPA projects in marine fisheries, including performing technical and scientific analyses on multi-disciplinary topics. Particular emphasis will be placed on projects that involve complex fishery management plans, resource conditions, competing uses, limitations on scientific data, and the coordination of public involvement. Attention also will be paid to the experience of the firm in working on NEPA/ESA/MMPA projects with listed sub-consultants.

Subfactor C:

Demonstrated experience on contracts with government agencies and private sector in terms of cost control, quality of work (completeness, technical adequacy, accuracy, organization, and neatness), and compliance with scope of work and performance schedules. Capable of managing multiple projects with timely delivery of products and services. Ability to produce studies, reports, and planning

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Subfactor D:

Specialized recent experience of the firm, staff, and professional sub-consultants in planning and conducting regulatory compliance projects that demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the history, people, cultural resources, and natural resources in Alaska and North Pacific Ocean region.

FACTOR 2, - KEY PERSONNEL - Proposed key personnel (see Attachment II, Labor Category Descriptions) will be evaluated on their education, experience, recent work experience, training, specialized skills and specific accomplishments. Information shall be included which documents the professional qualifications of the staff and professional sub-consultants proposed for this contract in regional and site planning and NEPA procedures. Particular emphasis will be placed on demonstrated knowledge and experience in conducting the NEPA process and preparing plans/NEPA documents (e.g.

EAs/EISs); ESA consultation and preparing biological assessments and Section 4(b)2 analyses; and MMPA permit applications. Information shall also be provided which reflects specialized recent experience and demonstrated competence of the staff and professional sub-consultants in completing planning/NEPA projects in marine fisheries, including performing technical and scientific analyses on multi-disciplinary topics.

Particular emphasis will be placed on projects that involve complex fishery management plans, resource conditions, competing uses, limitations on scientific data, and the coordination of public involvement.

A resume should be submitted for each of the key personnel named in the proposal. The resume should include professional degrees, relevant work history, relevant specialized training, and a statement of experience for tasks performed related to their labor category. Designate a program manager or principal investigator as the contract point of contact as addressed in Attachment II, Labor Category Descriptions.

FACTOR 3, - PAST PERFORMANCE - The technical proposal must include specific contract references and clearly address recently completed and related relevant contracts (both Government and non-Government), subcontracts, and grants. The offeror should include the name of the customer, including contracting agency, address, email address, and phone number; contract number, type of contract, and dollar value; date of contract, period of performance, and place of performance; and a brief description of contract work scope and responsibilities. Attachment I is included for your use. Provide questionnaires to all customers under similar or related contracts performed or currently being performed for at least the last 3 years or a short statement explaining the lack thereof. Include any letters or reports of work performance completed provided by a contracting agency on quality of work performed in addition to submitting Attachment 1 to customer references for completion. Offerors should note that the Government expects to make use of past performance data from any available list of customers.

PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:

The Government will conduct a performance assessment based on the quality of the past performance of the contractor on similar contracts as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort. Information utilized will be obtained from the references listed in the proposal, other customers known to the Government, and others who may have useful and relevant information. Information will also be considered regarding any significant subcontractors and key personnel, see Attachment #I.

Offerors shall provide a listing of customers to which Past Performance Questionnaire forms were distributed. The list must contain the firm's names, the representative to whom the form was provided, a telephone number of the contact and an email address.

Your customers as well as the customers of any proposed subcontractors are requested to complete the Past Performance form and submit the form by fax or email directly to the Contract Specialist noted below.

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Offerors shall select at least three (3) references/customers where work was recently completed during the past three years and Past performance may be submitted on contracts and subcontracts currently in process. Contracts may include those entered into by the Federal Government, agencies of state and local governments and commercial customers. Offerors that are newly formed entities without prior contracts should list contracts and subcontracts for all key personnel.

In the technical proposal, the offeror should include name of the customer submitting a past performance form, including contracting agency, address, and phone number;

contract number, type of contract, and dollar value; date of contract, period of performance, and place of performance; and a brief description of contract work scope and responsibilities.

The offeror may provide information on problems encountered on the contracts and subcontracts identified in paragraph (1) above and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems. General information will be obtained from the references.

The Government will utilize information received from the customers,- references, or other documents information known to the Government, and may consult others who may have useful and relevant information. Offerors with a strong performance will receive a high or positive rating. Those with a mixed performance history relating to this solicitation will receive an average or neutral rating. Offerors with a poor performance history will receive a low or negative rating.

If an Offeror does not have a history of similar or relevant past performance or if it is not available, the proposal shall so state.

NOTE: Upon completion of the form, the customer shall return it to the DOC, NOAA, Western Acquisition Division by email to: Crystina.R.Elkins@noaa.gov or fax:

206-527-3916.

Please Note: Any Exceptional, Marginal or Unsatisfactory rating assessed by the customer on individual elements or overall rating assigned on the past performance questionnaire, shall include an explanatory narrative to be provided in the remarks block. These narratives need not be lengthy, just adequately detailed to support evidence of the specific ratings noted above. Failure to provide information supporting the assigned rating may result in a lower rating being designated than that assigned by the customer.

Offerors shall make every effort to ensure that forms are received no later than the submission date stated in the solicitation for the proposal in order to be considered for evaluation of this factor. Surveys submitted directly by the offeror rather than by the customer may not be considered.

If an offeror does not have a history of relevant contract experience, or if past performance information is not available, the offeror will receive a neutral past performance rating.

F) Reference Part V, the following clause is hereby added:

10. SUBCONTRACTING PLANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 95-507

(a) Subcontracting plans are not required from small business concerns.

(b) A subcontracting plan will be required for task/delivery order which exceeds $650,000, a subcontracting plan will be required and the subcontracting clauses contained in the contract will apply.

(c) These plans should be in an acceptable format per FAR 19.702 as the Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Subcontracts shall be placed, to the maximum practicable extent, with small, minority, and women-owned businesses in accordance with

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Public Law 95-507. Subcontracting plans shall be prepared in accordance with instructions contained in FAR Subpart 19.704.

(d) Reference Section I, Contract Clauses. As required by FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, the apparently successful offerors shall submit an acceptable subcontracting plan, within the time limit prescribed by the Contracting Officer. If the apparent successful offeror fails to negotiate a subcontracting plan acceptable to the Contracting Officer, the offeror will be ineligible for award.

(e) Subcontracting Plans shall meet or exceed the following Fiscal Year 2012 Department of Commerce Preference Program Goals:

Subcontracts to:

Small Business = 23.0%* (which includes) Small Disadvantaged Business = 12.0% 8(a) = 6.0% Woman-Owned Business = 10.0% HUBZone Certified Business = 3.0% Veteran-Owned Business = 4.0% Service Disabled Veteran-Owned = 3.0%

*Percentages are to be based on subcontracting dollars available.

These goals are considered to be minimum goals for subcontracts not ceiling goals or maximum goals.

(f) Any contractor or subcontractor failing to comply in good faith with the requirements of the approved subcontracting plan is in material breach of its contract and may be subject to termination by default.

G) Reference Part VI, Paragaraph 2, 1352.215-73 EVALUATION CRITERIA (APR 2010). Sections are revised as follows:

a) Paragraph 3, is hereby deleted and replaced with the following (changes have been indicated in red underscore and strikeout):

The technical evaluation factors are listed below. In evaluating technical proposals, Factor 2 is nearly as important as Factor 1 is marginally more important than Factor 2 which is more important than Factor 3. And both Factors are more important than Factor 3.

b) Reference Factor 1. ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, AND CAPABILITIES is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following (changes are indicated in red underscore and strikeout):

FACTOR 1. ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, AND CAPABILITIES

Proposed approach will be evaluated on how the project and four major tasks meet all criteria of the Statement of Work including all subfactors listed in Part V, Section 2, will be organized, staffed, and managed. Organization's demonstrated experience, expertise and capability to provide all services required under the Statement of Work and in providing similar services under other contracts. The organization’s demonstrated ability to provide the appropriate personnel levels and skill mixes as required in attachment #II.

The Government will evaluate how well the information provided demonstrates the offeror's understanding and management of important events or tasks and how the offeror intends to fulfill the contract requirements as outlined in the Statement of Work evaluation factors referenced in Part V. The proposal will be evaluated on the

SF30 Continuation of Block Narrative Page 9 of 10 offeror’s demonstrated ability to provide the appropriate personnel levels and skill mixes as required under this solicitation as outlined in Attachment #II. It will also be evaluated on the proposed outline of the team structure and how well it meets the requirements of the statement of work, as well as how well the proposed management and coordination of consultant and/or subcontractor efforts meet the requirement.

The contractor’s demonstrated corporate experience on contracts with government agencies and private sector in terms of cost control, quality of work (completeness, technical adequacy, accuracy, organization, and neatness), and compliance with scope of work and performance schedules will also be evaluated. The proposal will also be evaluated on the contractor’s capability of managing multiple projects with timely delivery of products and services, as well as the ability to produce studies, reports, and planning documents that are compatible with the NMFS systems and standards.

The proposal will also be evaluated on how well the information provided with the proposal which reflects the company’s documented specialized recent experience of the firm, staff, and professional sub-consultants in planning and conducting regulatory compliance projects that demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the history, people, cultural resources, and natural resources in Alaska and North Pacific Ocean region meet the Government requirement.

Attention also will be paid to the experience of the firm in working on NEPA/ESA/MMPA projects with listed sub-consultants.

Additionally, the proposal will be evaluated on the contractor’s proposed approach at ensuring that the requirements for working in close consultation with NOAA as well as requiring frequent review of work products is met in both a cost effective and time effective manner.

Subfactor A: The Government will evaluate how well the contractor meets the requirements with regards to professional qualififcations and technical expertise of the firm, staff and professional sub-consultants proposed for this contract in regional and site planning and NEPA procedures.

Subfactor B: The Government will evaluate how well the contractor meets the requirement with regards to specialized recent experience and demonstrated competence of the firm, staff, and professional sub-consultants in completing planning/NEPA projects in marine fisheries, including performing technical and scientific analyses on multi-disciplinary topics. Particular emphasis will be placed on projects that involve complex fishery management plans, resource conditions, competing uses, limitations on scientific data, and the coordination of public involvement. Attention also will be paid to the firm’s demonstrated experience working on NEPA/ESA/MMPA projects with listed sub-consultants.

Subfactor C: The Government will evaluate how well the contractor meets the requirements with regards to demonstrated experience on contracts with government agencies and private sector in terms of cost control, quality of work (completeness, technical adequacy, accuracy, organization, and neatness), and compliance with scope of work and performance schedules. Demonstrated capability of managing multiple projects with timely delivery of products and services as well as ability to produce studies, reports, and planning documents that are compatible with the NMFS systems and standards will also be evaluated.

Subfactor D: The Government will evaluate how well the contractor meets the requirements with regards to specialized recent experience of the firm, staff, and professional sub-consultants in planning and conducting regulatory compliance projects that demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the history, people, cultural resources, and natural resources in Alaska and North Pacific Ocean region.

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c) Reference Factor 2. KEY PERSONNEL is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following (changes are indicated in red underscore and strikeout):

FACTOR 2. KEY PERSONNEL

Demonstrated experience and qualifications of professional staff to meet the requirements set forth in the Statement of Work. Proposed key personnel will be evaluated on their education, experience, recent work experience, training, specialized skills and specific accomplishments. The proposal will be evaluated on the information included which documents the professional qualifications of the staff and professional sub-consultants proposed for this contract in regional and site planning and NEPA procedures. Particular emphasis will be placed on demonstrated knowledge and experience in conducting the NEPA process and preparing plans/NEPA documents (e.g. EAs/EISs); ESA consultation and preparing biological assessments and Section 4(b)2 analyses; and MMPA permit applications. Information provided which reflects specialized recent experience and demonstrated competence of the staff and professional sub-consultants in completing planning/NEPA projects in marine fisheries, including performing technical and scientific analyses on multi-disciplinary topics will also be evaluated. Particular emphasis will be placed on projects that involve complex fishery management plans, resource conditions, competing uses, limitations on scientific data, and the coordination of public involvement.

H) Reference Attachment #1, Past Performance Survey. The due date for receipt of completed surveys is revised from: January 3, 2013 to: February 14, 2013.

The due date for proposal submission is hereby extended to February 14, 2013, 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.

All other terms and conditions of Solicitation #AB133F-12-RQ-0014 remain unchanged.

End of Amendment #0001