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x x 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 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 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 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

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The purpose of this Amendment is to clarify Section 1.4. The second paragraph of this section now states:

"The NOP will not reimburse contractors for research costs incurred. To assist the development of Technical Reports, the National Agricultural Library does conduct basic searches free of charge. There are charges for specific subject matter searches. This access may be helpful to the technical report contractor's ability to perform literature searches of established, peer-reviewed scientific journals on an as needed basis."

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LEAH H. SCHULTZ

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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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All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain the same.

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1.4 Place of Performance, Research Resources, Copyrights, and Ownership

NOP shall have full, complete ownership of all deliverables produced by the contractor to fulfill the requirements of the BPA. All final Technical Reports become part of the public domain and accessible online.

The NOP will not reimburse contractors for research costs incurred. To assist the development of Technical Reports, the National Agricultural Library does conduct basic searches free of charge. There are charges for specific subject matter searches. This access may be helpful to the technical report contractor’s ability to perform literature searches of established, peer‐reviewed scientific journals on an as needed basis.

We expect that all tasks under the BPA will be conducted in contractor facilities; government work space and equipment will not be provided.

Reference materials procured by the contractor outside the National Agricultural Library to support the BPA will remain the property of the contractor, and may not be directly invoiced to the government.

1.5 Work to be Performed by Others

The NOP will coordinate all reviews of the draft Technical Reports created by contractors. This includes reviews by the NOSB and any federal agency that NOP selects to review draft reports.

1.6 Type of Contract, Number of Awards, and Estimated Dollar Amounts

It is anticipated that multiple BPA awards will be made from this solicitation and that the awards will be made on/about September 30, 2012. Contractors awarded BPA’s through this solicitation will subsequently compete for individual call orders.

Current estimates for Technical Report services are $200,000 to $400,000 dollars per year. Future funding levels will be driven both by the NOP budget and by the number of petitions received for consideration by the NOSB. For reference, in 2011, the NOP approved approximately 30 Technical Reports.

The total estimated amount of this requirement over 5 years is $1 million to $2 million with no single contractor eligible to receive greater than $500,000 under the BPA.

Call orders will generally range from $2,000 to $20,000. No single call order award may exceed $25,000.

Call order requirements will be competed among at least three of the BPA awarded contractors. Some requirements may be set‐aside for small businesses.

1.7 Evaluation Factors for Selection/Method of Award

The awards resulting from this solicitation, including call orders, will be awarded to the responsible offerors whose proposals best demonstrates each factor outlined below and is determined most advantageous to the Government, cost and other factors considered. Note: This is a best value trade‐ off procurement not lowest bid. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offeror. However, the Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall cost to