Sol_D15PS00125_Amendment_000001.pdf

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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

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

CODE

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

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

PAGE OF PAGES

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

07/02/2015

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

Amendment 000001 is issued to correct the response dates in Sections L.5 Formal

Communications and L.6.2 Organization.

Period of Performance: 05/01/2016 to 04/30/2021

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

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

Nancy Griffiths

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

Solicitation Amendment

Document No.

D15PS00125/000001

Document Title

DARPA/MTO

SECTION L -- Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

L.5 Formal Communications

All questions pertaining to this solicitation shall be addressed via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Chiketta R. Wilson at Chiketta_Wilson@ibc.doi.gov. The applicable Performance Work Statement (PWS) paragraph number and solicitation references shall precede all questions.

REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION

All Requests for RFP Clarifications should be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist, via e-mail only. All clarifications must be submitted by not later July 17, 2015. The Government does not guarantee that it will answer any request for clarification received later than this date. Requests for clarification that result in specific information necessary to submit proposals will be provided to all offerors via an amendment to the solicitation, which will be posted on FedBizOpps web site.

Therefore, questions/comments shall not be marked with a restrictive legend and shall not include proprietary information. The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all Requests for Clarification, but will consider them and incorporate changes into the RFP as deemed necessary. Offerors are required to continuously monitor FedBizOpps web site for RFP amendments and other information regarding the acquisition.

L.6 Format Instructions for Proposal Preparation

L.6.2 Organization:

a. All information pertaining to the Technical and Management, Cost Proposal, Past Performance, and Subcontract Goals, shall be confined to the appropriate Proposal Volume in order to facilitate independent evaluation. Proposals shall be clear and concise, logically assembled (with all pages appropriately numbered) and indexed and cross-indexed to applicable parts of the Performance Work Statement or Request for Proposal, as appropriate. To reduce proposal size, the Offerors shall confine submission to essential matters sufficient to define the proposal, and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. No price information shall be presented in any part of the proposal except the Cost Proposal. Files shall not contain classified data.

b. Each Offeror's proposal shall be submitted in hard copy and CD. The Offeror shall provide: One (1) Master CD which includes all five volumes of the proposal, three (3) separate hard copies and CDs for each volume. All electronic submissions shall be in uncompressed files submitted on CD ROM. Microsoft Office products shall be used to create the ".XLS" and ".DOC" files. Adobe Acrobat shall be used to create the ".PDF" files. The titles for each file are shown in the table below.

All subcontractors shall submit one (1) Master CD and one (1) hard copy for contracted efforts proposed.

E-MAIL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

c. Proposal Volume Breakout:

VOLUME CONTENTS MAXIMUM PAGES COPIES File Name(s) Master Copy

All Volumes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 Hard copy and 1 CD

I GENERAL 10 Pages (exclusive of solicitation documents)

3 hard copies and 3 CDs S00125-I- CompanyName-K-DOC or .PDF

II

Original Copy

TECHNICAL AND

MANAGEMENT

80 Pages (exclusive of table of contents, table exhibits, compliance tables, acronyms, position descriptions, and resumes)

3 hard copies and 3 CDs S00125-II- CompanyName-TECH.DOC or

.PDF

II

Redacted Copy

TECHNICAL AND

MANAGEMENT –

REDACTED PROPOSAL

80 Pages (exclusive of table of contents, table exhibits, compliance tables, acronyms, position descriptions, and

3 hard copies and 3 CDs S00125-II- CompanyName-TECH- REDACTED.DOC or .PDF

Document No.

D15PS00125/000001

Document Title

DARPA/MTO

resumes) III COST PROPOSAL N/A 3 hard copies and 3 CDs S00125-

III-CompanyName-COST.XLS IV PAST PERFORMANCE 4 Pages (per referenced contract) 3 hard copies and 3 CDs S00125-

IV-CompanyName-PP.DOC

V SUBCONTRACTING

GOALS

30 pages 3 hard copies and 3 CDs S00125-V-

CompanyName-SB.DOC

Proposal Format.

This section provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. Each volume shall be complete in and of itself. Unless otherwise specified, any form of presentation may be used, such as narrative, pictures, tables, graphs, schematics, logic and other functional block diagrams to provide a concise description of information.

Page.

A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of white paper containing information (excludes such things as blank pages, title pages, tabs, dividers, glossaries, and indices). Use at least 1-inch margins on all sides of each page. All material must be contained within the page limit identified for each volume. When both sides of a sheet of paper display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume. Each Offeror shall use a consecutive page numbering.

Charts, etc. will be page numbered as part of the page numbering system. Page limits shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal and the paper copies will not be returned to the Offeror.

These limitations shall apply to both electronic and paper proposals. If Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs) are required, the same page limitations apply.

Text.

Text type should be Times New Roman or Arial, no smaller than 12-point with normal proportional spacing. Text lines will be no less than single-spaced.

Illustrations and Tables.

Legible tables, charts, graphs and figures should be used wherever practical to depict organizations, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, etc. These displays should be uncomplicated, legible and shall not exceed 11 x 17 inches in size.

Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume, and for page count purposes, each printed side of foldout pages shall count as two pages. Foldout pages may only be used for large tables, charts, graphs, diagrams and schematics, and not for pages of text. For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the text shall be no smaller than 8 point. These limitations shall apply to both electronic and paper proposals.

Glossary.

Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with an explanation for each. Glossaries do not count against the page limitations for their respective volumes.

Binding and Labeling.

Each volume shall be separately bound and labeled in standard three-ring loose-leaf binders, which shall permit the volume to lie flat when open. Staples shall not be used. The cover and spine of each binder will clearly identify the Offeror's name, volume number, RFP number, RFP title (e.g., Company A, Vol I, RFP D15PS00125, DARPA/MTO SETA Support) and copy number (e.g., copy 2 of 4). All binders will allow for easy removal and replacement of pages. Offers must use appropriate markings including those prescribed in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.

Electronic Offers.

A complete copy of the proposal shall be submitted in electronic format using IBM-compatible, virus-free CD-ROM. Use separate files and folders to permit rapid location of all portions, including exhibits, annexes, and attachments, if any. The electronic copies of the proposal shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft (MS) Word 2010, MS Excel 2010, or MS-Power Point 2010, as applicable. Read passwords on files shall not be used. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the content found in a paper copy and an electronic copy, the paper copy shall take precedence. Replacement disks will be required to update the final proposal resulting from any discussions and updates.

Document No.

D15PS00125/000001

Document Title

DARPA/MTO

Cost or Pricing Information.

All cost or pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in Volume III, Cost Proposal. Discussions of cost savings and cost considerations may be included in Volume II, Technical And Management Proposal to support best value considerations.

Cross Referencing.

Each volume shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated with minimal cross-referencing to other volumes of the proposal. However, cross-referencing within the technical proposal volume is required. The purpose of the technical proposal cross-reference matrix is to show critical interrelationships and dependencies among the Performance Work Statement, Sections L and M of the RFP, and the Offeror's proposal. Information required for proposal evaluation that is not found in its designated volume will be assumed to have been omitted from the proposal. The cross-reference matrix does not count in the total page count of its respective volume.

Indexing.

Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the sections within that volume. Tab indexing will be used to identify sections.

Page Limits.

Page limitations shall be treated as mandatory requirements. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal and will not be returned to the Offeror. Graphics, charts, illustrations, and pictures shall count towards page limits. The page count excludes title pages, dividers, cover pages, table of contents, and tabs/section dividers.

d. Proposal due date, time, and place: Proposals shall be submitted to the location listed below on August 12, 2015 no later than 1700 hours Eastern Standard time (EST). Proposals may be submitted by Regular Mail, commercial Courier, or physically delivered to:

ATTN: Chiketta R. Wilson

Mailing Address:

Department of the Interior/Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate, Division III P.O. Box 1420 Sierra Vista, AZ 85636

FedEx/UPS Delivery Address:

Department of the Interior/Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate, Division III 354 South Highway 92 Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

The outside of the envelope or box(es) should be marked as follows:

NOTE: TO BE OPENED BY ADDRESSEE ONLY

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION - SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY