Amendment 0005

Amendment 0005

DOL099RP20643

SECTION B - CONTINUATION BLOCK

B.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

Other Direct Costs associated to this solicitation are listed as follows:

Audio Equipment

Captioning

Editing-Video

Graphics Design and Animation

Lighting Package

Remote Productions

Satellite Media Tour

Sound Mix Package

Studio with Control Room

Teleprompter NOTE: Offerors are not to price out Other Direct Costs (ODCs) but shall provide labor rates only. Please refer to Section B.6 – Ceilings for Travel and Other Direct Costs of Solicitation Number DOL099RP20643. This applies to the Base Year and all option year periods. Verbiage of Section B.6 is provided below for your convenience.

B.6 CEILINGS FOR TRAVEL AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS

The ceiling for travel and other direct costs when combined should not exceed 75% of the total value of the fully executed Task Order. This is an estimate and the Government and Contracting Officer can increase the ceiling by 10% as deemed appropriate by the scope of work and particular project.

BASE YEAR (01 July 2009 thru 30 June 2010)

UNPRICED

UNPRICED

Total estimated cost for Base Year

OPTION YEAR 1 (01 July 2010 thru 30 June 2011)

UNPRICED

UNPRICED

Total estimated cost for Option Year 1

OPTION YEAR 2 (01 July 2011 thru 30 June 2012)

UNPRICED

UNPRICED

Total estimated cost for Option Year 2

OPTION YEAR 3 (01 July 2012 thru 30 June 2013)

UNPRICED

UNPRICED

Total estimated cost for Option Year 3

OPTION YEAR 4 (01 July 2013 thru 30 June 2014)

UNPRICED

UNPRICED

Total estimated cost for Option Year 4

The following languages are hereby incorporated to RFP DOL099RP20643

B.14 OTHER RELATED INFORMATION

Information provided below is the historical data of actual number of events (Audio/Video Production) done by the Department of Labor from 2006 through 2008. This historical data is for informational purposes only and does not reflect the current requirement.

Studio tapings (message’s, inserts, media tours, etc.)………………………….………..32

Extended Productions (doc’s, image pieces, training/informational, psa’s, vnr’s)……..35

Events (Ceremonies, seminars, performances, town halls, hearings, meetings)………...60

Audio Productions ( psa’s, actualities, sound support, hearings, depositions, meetings). 32

B.15 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE SUITABILITY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1. Background Investigations a). Background Investigation Requirements. The investigation requirements for contractor employees are based on the risk or sensitivity level designation of the position. The Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, or other DOL Agency's designated official informs the Contractor of the risk or sensitivity level for each contractor employee position. The minimum level of investigation for each risk or sensitivity level is indicated below.

Position Risk/Sensitivity Level:

Minimum Investigation Requirement:

Low Risk/Non-sensitive National Agency Check & Inquiries (NACI)

Moderate Risk Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)

High Risk Background Investigation (BI)

Noncritical-Sensitive Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)*

Critical-Sensitive Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)*

* Individuals occupying Critical-Sensitive positions (i.e., require Top Secret security clearances) are subject to reinvestigation every 5 years. Individuals occupying Noncritical-Sensitive positions are subject to reinvestigation every 10 years for Secret security clearances and every 15 years for confidential security clearances.

b). Conducting Background Investigations. All contract employees require a background investigation. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will conduct background investigations for DOL employees and contractor employees. Since OPM only accepts requests from Federal agencies to conduct background investigations, the DOL Agency will make arrangements with the Contractor to send the contractor employee's completed papers to the DOL Agency for submission to OPM.

c). Payment for Background Investigation. If the DOL Agency bears the cost for background investigations on contractor employees, the designated DOL Agency official will forward the required documents to OPM.

2. The Investigation Process

The Contractor shall submit written procedures to the designated DOL Agency official describing the method by which the following investigation requirements will be satisfied.

a). Pre-employment Checks. Before a contractor employee can begin work for DOL, he or she must provide the Contractor with a properly completed OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment, on which the employee has completed items 1 through 7c, questions 9 through 13, and item 16 as necessary, and has signed item 17. (This form can be found at the following website: http://www.opm.gov/forms.) If the Contractor has not received a completed OF-306 from the contractor employee within 5 days after requesting the form, the Contractor shall notify the COTR.

If the person answers "Yes" to one or more of questions 9 through 13, the Contractor shall notify immediately. The designated DOL Agency official will inform the Contractor whether or not the contractor employee may work on the contract. Before making this decision the designated DOL Agency official may also require a pre-employment FBI fingerprint check on contract employees. This procedure is described in Chapter 2, Section 6.

b). Submission of Investigation Documents. The Contractor shall submit the required documents below to the designated DOL Agency official within 14 calendar days of each contractor employee's placement on the contract in a High Risk, Moderate Risk, Low Risk, or Noncritical-Sensitive position. However, the Single Scope Background Investigation must be completed before the contractor employee is placed in a Critical-Sensitive position, unless the Department approves the placement of the contractor employee's placement in the position before the investigation is completed. The specific form that he or she completes depends on the risk or sensitivity level of the work that he or she will perform. These forms can be found on the following website: http://www.opm.gov/forms.

· The SF-85, Questionnaire for Non-sensitive Positions, is used with positions or work that are designated at the Low Risk level. The minimum investigation required is a National Agency Check and Inquiries.

· The SF-85P, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, is used with positions or work that are designated at the Moderate or High Risk level. The minimum investigation required for the Moderate Risk level is a Minimum Background Investigation. The minimum investigation required for the High Risk level is a Background Investigation.

· The SF-86, Questionnaire for National Security Positions, is used with positions or work that are designated at the Noncritical-Sensitive or Critical-Sensitive level. The minimum investigation for Noncritical-Sensitive work is a Minimum Background Investigation. The minimum investigation for Critical-Sensitive work is a Single Scope Background Investigation.

The Contractor shall also ensure that each contractor employee is fingerprinted using Form FD-258. The Contractor can get copies of this form from the COTR.

The Contractor shall submit the following completed forms and documents to the COTR for each contractor employee based on the risk or sensitivity level of work that such employee is performing:

Low Risk: High/Moderate Risk: Critical/Noncritical Sensitive:

SF-85

SF-85P

SF-86

FD-258

OF-306

Application/Resume Application/resume Application/resume c). Temporary Contractor Employees. If the contractor employee is assigned to Low Risk work and is employed on a seasonal, daily, or intermittent basis, or for no more than 180 days, the NACI is not required. However, the Contractor shall submit the fingerprints of the contractor employee to the designated DOL official on a Form FD-258.

3. Adjudication a). Referral of Suitability Issues. When OPM has completed the contractor employee's background investigation, it shall send the report of investigation to the Department's Office of Executive Resources and Personnel Security (OERPS). If the report contains suitability issues, the OERPS will forward the report to the designated DOL Agency official for review and adjudication.

b). Suitability Standard and Criteria. The suitability standard and criteria are described in Chapter 3, Section 3.

c). Unfavorable Suitability Determination. If the designated DOL Agency official determines that the contractor employee is unsuitable, the Contracting Officer will inform the Contractor in writing that the contractor employee is denied access to DOL facilities and/or information and information systems. If revoking access to DOL facilities and/or information and information systems negatively impacts the contractor employee's ability to perform, he or she shall be removed from the contract. Any removal of a contractor employee shall not be considered grounds for a delay or adjustment claim from the Contractor.

4. Non-disclosure Agreement

The Contractor shall require each contractor employee to review and sign the attached non-disclosure agreement (Attachment II) when he or she begins work on the DOL contract. The Contractor must send the signed copy to the COTR.

B.16 EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP

a). The services to be performed under this contract do not require the Contractor or his employees to exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Government, but rather, the Contractor's employees will act and exercise personal judgment and discretion on behalf of the Contractor.

b). Rules, regulations, directives and requirements which are issued by Government Authorities under their responsibility for good order, administration and security are applicable to all personnel who enter a Government installation or who travel on Government transportation. This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of Government control which is inconsistent with a non-personal services contract.

B.17 CONTRACTOR SUPERVISION

The Government will not supervise, direct, or evaluate the contractor's employees. Similarly, the contractor's employees shall not supervise, direct, or evaluate Government employees or employees employed by other contractors. The contractor's employees shall not become an integrated part of any Government organization, nor shall they administer or control any Government procurement activities.

SECTION D – CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

D.3 RESUMES OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

The Offeror shall provide the most current resumes in the Technical Package of the Proposal for all anticipated key personnel who will be part of the contract and thus commensurate with meeting the Statement of Work requirements.