Emergent IV BAA Amendment 27.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICAITON NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicble)

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

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICIATION NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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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 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 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 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 APPROPIRATION 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

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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.

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.

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)

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

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

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16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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DLA Contracting Services Office - Philadelphia 700 Robbins Ave.

Philadelphia, PA 19111 Attn: R&D CONTRACTING TEAM

SAME AS BLOCK 6

BAA0001-22

06/13/2022

See Continuation Pages.

Emergent IV BAA0001-22, dated June 14, 2022, is hereby Amended as follows:

1. The purpose of this Amendment is to revise the answer to question d. and question e. in Amendment 17:

d. Question: In section 4.1.c, what are the use cases provided? The announcement as written seems to possibly confuse the listed work areas/tasks for the aforementioned and omitted use cases. Will DLA be providing the use cases to support white paper submission? Is the government expecting offerors to initially propose useful use cases (functional business problems) focusing around the three AI/ML GenAI subtopics referenced in section 2.0 (content generation, data manipulation, and content assistance), or other applications of GenAI, within initial white paper submissions while attempting to address any one of the fourteen listed requirements? The problem DLA is attempting to prove it can solve with the use of GenAI is unclear.

REMOVE:

Answer: The initial use case will be provided to vendors who are selected to demonstrate their capabilities. The use case will be based on DLA business need and leverage the vendor’s readiness to demonstrate what was written in their proposals. Sequence of events are vendors provide their White Paper. If vendor is selected, the Contracting Officer will request proposals.

After review of proposal, if vendor is selected for next phase, a use case (as mentioned above) will be provided, then the vendor will demonstrate their capabilities in person. No, the Government is not expecting for the offerors to submit use cases. As mentioned, the Government will provide a use case for those that are selected for the demonstration phase.

Furthermore, the Government hopes that the vendors have key knowledge of DLA’s mission and business domain to develop a solution (i.e. prompt) that supports our global logistics span of influence.

REVISE:

Answer: The initial use case will be provided to vendors whose White Paper are selected for a cost and technical proposal. The use case will be based on DLA business need and leverage the vendor’s readiness to demonstrate what was written in their cost and technical proposals.

Sequence of events are vendors provide their White Paper. If vendor’s White Paper is selected, the Contracting Officer will provide the vendor with a use case and request cost and technical proposals. The cost and technical proposal must be based on a solution to the use case provided.

After review of cost and technical proposal and the acceptable evaluation approval of technical proposals (if vendor is selected for next phase) the vendor will be invited to demonstrate their solution and capabilities live in person. No, the Government is not expecting for the offerors to submit use cases. As mentioned, the Government will provide a use case for those whose White Paper is selected for a cost and technical proposal. Furthermore, the Government hopes that the vendors have key knowledge of DLA’s mission and business domain to develop a solution (i.e. prompt) that supports our global logistics span of influence.

e. Question: Are offerors required to provide a Technical Design Document (TDD) along with this white paper or is this only required if an offeror is requested to submit a technical proposal?

If required at white paper submission, will the required format of the TDD be provided?

REMOVE:

Answer: Our response is two-fold. The sequence of events, vendors provide their White Paper.

If a vendor is selected, the Contracting Officer will request proposals. After review of the proposal, if a vendor is selected for the next phase, a use case (as mentioned above) will be provided, then the vendor will demonstrate their capabilities in person. For the initial response, only a White Paper is requested. The format for White Paper and proposals are published within the Emergent IV BAA.

REVISE:

Answer: Our response is two-fold. The sequence of events are vendors provide their White Paper. If vendor’s White Paper is selected, the Contracting Officer will provide the vendor with a use case and request cost and technical proposals. The cost and technical proposal must be based on a solution to the use case provided. After review of cost and technical proposal and the acceptable evaluation approval of technical proposals (if vendor is selected for next phase) the vendor will be invited to demonstrate their solution and capabilities live in person.

No, the Government is not expecting for the offerors to submit use cases. For the initial response, only a White Paper is requested. The format for White Paper and proposals are published within the Emergent IV BAA.

2. All other Terms and Conditions remain unchanged.