DOL110RP20821 0001.rtf

5. PROJECT NO.

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7. ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

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6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED

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1. CONTRACT ID CODE

FACILITY CODE

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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:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(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 AC- KNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 10-83)

is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

BY

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

(If required) (If applicable)

(SEE ITEM 11)

(SEE ITEM 13)

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 172-099F-3141

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OASAM Office of Procurement Services U. S. Department of Labor

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200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington DC 20210 OASAM Office of Procurement Services U. S. Department of Labor

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200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington DC 20210 To all Offerors/Bidders

DOL110RP20821

11-06-2009 X x x December 04, 2009, 3:00 p.m., Eastern

F034SYBT-2009-2599-23000-000-00 = $0.00

x One The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to solicitation questions. See attachment.

Wanda Maddox Contracting Officer

DOL110RP20821/0001

Responses to Questions

Do offerors submit Form 1449 or the price/cost sheets in Section B?

Response: Both. The signed Form 1449 is required as a part of your proposal. The prices in Section B are required for the proposal evaluation.

How would you want mailing costs to be billed? Invoice or direct charge through a shipping account number supplied by DOL?

Response: The selected offeror will be reimbursed for mailing costs, invoiced on a monthly basis, as CLIN 0015 Other Direct Costs.

Please clarify CLIN 0005 Legionella culture – does this mean identification of Legionella species only?

Response: Yes.

Please clarify CLIN 0006 Legionella culture with additional serogroup – does this mean identification of L. pneumophila and serogroups 1 & 2-14 or do you require each individual serogroup identified?

Response: This means the identification of each serogroup.

Please clarify CLIN 0007 Legionella culture with additional serogroup, non-pneumophila – does this mean identification of Legionella species other than pneumophila? And if so, are there specific species that you are interested in identifying (L. micdadei)?

Response: Yes, this means identification of Legionella species other than pneumophila, mainly L. micdadei.

In Section C.2 Scope of Work, is listed bacteria used for WMD. Under what circumstances would these types of samples be received? Would the paperwork request something like rule our WMD, or rule out Bacillus anthracis?

Response: If these types of samples are required, it would be similar to the Anthrax investigation at the Brentwood Mail Processing Center in Washington, DC. The selected offeror would need to identify and quantitate through all aspects of investigation, decontamination and remediation.

In Section C.2 Scope of Work, Endotoxin is listed as one of the requested analyses. Is this to be performed on water samples or other matrices? If water, would the samples be drinking water or cooling tower water?

Response: Samples are water based oil/water mixes used in plating operations. Sometimes they will be cooling towers or potable sources.