Amendment 0003 GSA FY22 CPP to 47QMCB21R0002.pdf

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) 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)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

By completing items 8 and 15, and returning 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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

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:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

15C. DATE SIGNED

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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

FY City Pair Program, Worldwide 3 add the attached FAR Provisions and Clauses as well as update language in Section J of the FY22 City Pair Program Final Solicitation.

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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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

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9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

Corey Gerst - Contracting Officer

CPP FY22 Request for Proposal (RFP) 49

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

52.203-3 GRATUITIES APR 1984

52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO JUN 2020

INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS

52.204-4 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED ON POSTCONSUMER FIBER MAY 2011

52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE OCT 2018

52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE AUG 2020

52.222-1 NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES FEB 1997

52.223-6 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE MAY 2001

52.229-3 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES FEB 2013

(APPLICABLE TO DOMESTIC LINE ITEMS ONLY)

52.242-13 BANKRUPTCY JUL 1995

I.2 INCORPORATED CLAUSES

52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018)

(a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights—

(1) Within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and

(2) Before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

(b) Assignment. The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contract.

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CPP FY22 Request for Proposal (RFP) 65

SECTION J – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

J.1 Attachment 1 – Proposal Checklist All offerors shall submit an electronic copy of the completed proposal checklist items listed below to corey.gerst@gsa.gov, andrea.anderson@gsa.gov, and onthego@gsa.gov. For their records, all offerors are responsible for downloading complete copies of the solicitation, the terms of which are incorporated in the contracts. The technical and pricing proposal (Attachments 4, 5, and 6, Schedule of Items) shall be submitted via the Internet on the City Pair Offer Preparation System (COPS). Attachment 2 provides detailed instructions for submission of the technical and price proposal via the Internet on COPS.

Item Insert Yes, No or N/A

Agency Use

Standard Form 1449 (Blocks 12, 17a, 17b, 30a, 30b and 30c are completed)

Standard Form 30 for all RFP Amendments (Blocks 8, 15a, 15b and 15c are completed)

Completed Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Completed §K.1 Authorized Negotiators

Completed §K.2 Contact for Contract Administration

Completed §K.3 Customer Service Point of Contact

Completed §K.4 Accurate Schedule Information Declaration

Completed §K.5 Compliance with Veterans Employment Reporting Requirements

Completed §K.6 Stopovers For Travel Originating Or Terminating Outside The United States

Completed §K.7 Carriers Under A Code-sharing Arrangement (Domestic & International Line items)

Completed §K.8 Air Carrier Quality and Safety

Completed §K.9 CRAF Certification

Completed §K.10 Planned Service Completed Paragraphs (c) through (v) as applicable of K. 11 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (FEB 2021)

Completed carrier’s commercial fare classification code structure: Offerors shall submit their fare class (bucket) hierarchy listed in relative order of seat availability, beginning with “Y” class, ending with the fare class (bucket) that has the lowest seat availability.

In accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) and (b), "[o]fferors...are required to complete electronic annual representations and certifications in SAM accessed via https://www.sam.gov as a part of required registration (see FAR 4.1102). All registrants are required to review and update the representations and certifications submitted to SAM as necessary, but at least annually, to ensure they are kept current, accurate, and complete. The representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to SAM."

In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.1102, offerors are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representation and certification requirements. In accordance with FAR 52.204-13(b), "[t]he contractor shall maintain registration in SAM during contract performance and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement."

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CPP FY22 Request for Proposal (RFP) 96

(1) The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(2) The Offeror represents that–

(i) It□ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(ii) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of Provision)

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

(DEC 2013)

(a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor.

(b) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act.

(c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items.

(End of clause)

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

To accommodate special circumstances, the Government reserves the right to solicit additional line items during this solicitation phase. This action precludes any revisions by offerors to current offers unless otherwise specified herein. Offers shall be submitted via COPS.

Evaluation and award criteria will follow those delineated in §M.3 through §M.6.

(End of Provision)

(END OF SECTION K)

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CPP FY22 Request for Proposal (RFP) 98

L.3 SERVICE IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION

The primary source the Government will use to evaluate the offeror’s scheduling information is the data provided by the offeror.

The information submitted by the offeror must be specific, must be in the format specified in the COPS User Manual, and shall not include service which does not meet the minimum requirements set forth in this solicitation.

The Government reserves the right to use any reasonable data source to verify service claimed by offerors, including the use of third-party contractors. The Government may rely upon the information provided by the offerors and is under no requirement to verify any service. Upon request of the Government, offerors must be prepared to submit specific backup data (including flight number) to verify the offered service. If the Government or its designee requests that a carrier verify the information presented, a printed timetable is not acceptable for purposes of flight verification unless all the requested information is included in the time table. Schedules or timetables that require the contracting office to construct service availability are not acceptable.

Planned service will be evaluated if it will be implemented and operational before October 1, 2021. Service planned to commence on or after October 1, 2021, will not be evaluated. See §K.10 to submit offeror certification of line items with planned service between July 26, 2021 and September 30, 2021.

L.4 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

(End of provision)

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT OCT 2018

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING AUG 2020

L.5 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (JUN 2020)

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