Amendment_0001_4-8-15.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. Contract ID Code Page of Pages 1 8

2. Amendment/Modification No. 3. Effective Date 4. Requisition/Purchase Req. No. 5. Project No. (if applicable)

0001 April 6, 2015 EA-133W-15-RQ-0799

6. Issued By Code AJ930073 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code SEE BLOCK 6

NOAA/EASTERN REGION ACQUISITION

200 GRANBY STREET

SUITE 815

NORFOLK, VA 23510

8. Name and Address of Contractor (No., Street, County, and Zip Code) (X) 9A. Amendment of Solicitation No.

X

EA-133W-15-RQ-0799

9B. Date (See Item 11) March 17, 2015 10A. Modification of Contract/Order No.

10B. Date (See Item 13)

Code Facility Code

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended x 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 1 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 ACKNOWLEDG- MENT 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.

12. Accounting and Appropriation Data (if required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACT/ORDERS.

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

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.

B. The above numbered Contract/Order is modified to reflect the administrative changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

Set fourth 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 1 copy to the issuing office.

14. Description of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

1. Question: Please confirm the number of SpectraSensors Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest

Airlines (SWA) that will be maintained and nbr of aircraft from SWA for data requirements under CLINS 0001 through 4001. CLINS 0001 through 4001 require maintenance of twenty (20) WVS units on SWA and data from 20 SWA aircraft. Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications (SOW), first paragraph requests aircraft observations from 31 SWA aircraft and 25 UPS aircraft outfitted with WVSS-II sensors.

a. Answer: Line items 0001 – 4001 will be changed to reflect this correction. This change will be reflected below and attached to a revised RFQ.

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 (Type or Print) 16A. Name and title of Contracting Officer (Type or Print)

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States of America

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. Date Signed

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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2. Question: CLINS 1001 through 4001 includes: “The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the 20 SWA aircraft; additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data from the 20 SWA aircraft.” Please clarify what is the “other meteorological data from the 20 SWA aircraft”.

a. Answer: The other meteorological data is temperature, winds, pressure (and turbulence and icing if reporting through the ARINC620 format. This will be added to lines 0001-4001 and reflected the changes section below and attached to a revised RFQ

3. Question: Under Volume 1, offerors are required to provide a small business subcontracting plan. Where can we find the referenced Small Business Subcontracting Plan format (Section J, Attachment 1)? Alternatively, could we submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that is similar to the format requested?

a. Answer: The subject small business subcontracting plan will be added to section J. This change will be reflected below in the changes section of this amendment and me attached to a revised RFQ.

4. Question: Volume 3 requires offerors to adhere to the pricing structure established in the Schedule of Prices (Attachment

2). Section J list of attachments does not include the referenced Attachment 2 Schedule of Prices. Please provide the Schedule of Prices attachment or instructions that we should follow to include in the Volume 3.

a. Answer: Section L.3 CAR 1352.215-70 PROPOSAL PREPARATION (APR 2010) - Volume III (i) – PRICE PROPOSAL has been changed to show the correct location of the pricing structure in section B. This change will be rerflected in the changes section below and in the attached revised RFQ.

CHANGES:

1. Section B is changed from:

Line Item Description of services/supplies Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount 0001 Maintenance of twenty (20) SpectraSensor Inc.

(SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft for one year beginning on contract award in accordance with Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications, herein. The maintenance of twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft in accordance with Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications, herein.

The period of performance is June 1, 2015, or date of award whichever occurs later, through twelve months thereafter.

The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel is included in the total price of line item 0001.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the 20 SWA aircraft;

additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data from the 20 SWA aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the Government thought the NADIN system. There will be no secondary circuit to NOAA.

1001 Option I - Maintenance of twenty (20) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft in accordance with Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications, herein. The maintenance of the existing legacy twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft in accordance with Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications, herein. The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel.is included in the total price of line item 1001.

The period of performance is upon expiration of line item 0001 through twelve months thereafter.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the 20 SWA aircraft;

additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data from the 20 SWA aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the

2001 Option II - Maintenance of twenty (20) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 0001. The maintenance of the existing legacy twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 1001. The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel for one year after the completion of line item 1001 is

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The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the 20 SWA aircraft;

additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data from the 20 SWA aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the Government thought the NADIN system. There will be no secondary circuit to NOAA.

3001 Option III - Maintenance of twenty (20) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 0001. The maintenance of the existing legacy twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 2001. The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel for one year after the completion of line item 2001 is included in the total price of line item 3001.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the 20 SWA aircraft;

additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data from the 20 SWA aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the Government thought the NADIN system. There will be no secondary circuit to NOAA.

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4001 Option IV - Maintenance of twenty (20) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft for one year beginning after the

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SF30 Continuation of Block Narrative Page 5 of 8 completion of line item 0001. The maintenance of the existing legacy twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 3001. The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel for one year after the completion of line item 3001 is included in the total price of line item 4001.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the 20 SWA aircraft;

additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data from the 20 SWA aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the

To:

Line Item Description of services/supplies Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount 0001 Maintenance of thirty-one (31) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI)

WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft for one year beginning on contract award in accordance with Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications, herein. The maintenance of twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft in accordance with Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications, herein.

The period of performance is June 1, 2015, or date of award whichever occurs later, through twelve months thereafter.

The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel is included in the total price of line item 0001.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the aircraft; additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data (temperature, winds, pressure (and turbulence and icing if reporting through the ARINC620 format) from the aircraft.

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The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the Government thought the NADIN system. There will be no secondary circuit to NOAA.

1001 Option I - Maintenance of thirty-one (31) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft in accordance with Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications, herein. The maintenance of the existing legacy twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft in accordance with Section C.1 Statement of Work/Specifications, herein. The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel.is included in the total price of line item 1001.

The period of performance is upon expiration of line item 0001 through twelve months thereafter.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the aircraft; additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data (temperature, winds, pressure (and turbulence and icing if reporting through the ARINC620 format) from the aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the

2001 Option II - Maintenance of thirty-one (31) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 0001. The maintenance of the existing legacy twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 1001.

The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel for one year after the completion of line item 1001 is included in the

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SF30 Continuation of Block Narrative Page 7 of 8 total price of line item 2001.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the aircraft; additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data (temperature, winds, pressure (and turbulence and icing if reporting through the ARINC620 format) from the aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the Government thought the NADIN system. There will be no secondary circuit to NOAA.

3001 Option III - Maintenance of thirty-one (31) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 0001. The maintenance of the existing legacy twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 2001.

The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel for one year after the completion of line item 2001 is included in the total price of line item 3001.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the aircraft; additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data (temperature, winds, pressure (and turbulence and icing if reporting through the ARINC620 format) from the aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the Government thought the NADIN system. There will be no secondary circuit to NOAA.

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4001 Option IV - Maintenance of thirty-one (31) SpectraSensor Inc. (SSI) WVSS-II water vapor sensors (WVS) on Southwest Airlines (SWA) B-737 aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 0001. The maintenance of the existing legacy twenty-five (25) water vapor sensors on UPS aircraft for one year beginning after the completion of line item 3001.

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The cost of all necessary program management, project engineering, quality assurance, and travel for one year after the completion of line item 3001 is included in the total price of line item 4001.

The Government will have unrestricted rights to the WVS data from the aircraft; additionally the Government will have unrestricted rights to the other meteorological data (temperature, winds, pressure (and turbulence and icing if reporting through the ARINC620 format) from the aircraft.

The Contractor shall merge the WVS data to be provided to the Government from the SWA aircraft and the WVS to be provided to the Government from the UPS aircraft into a single feed.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this contract, the contactor shall provide all data to the

2. Section J – LIST OF ATTACHEMENTS is changed

From:

Attachment 1 – C. 1 Statement of Work/Specifications To:

Attachment 1 – C. 1 Statement of Work/Specifications Attachment 2 – Small Business Subcontracting Plan Outline – December 2014

3. Section L.3 CAR 1352.215-70 PROPOSAL PREPARATION (APR 2010) - Volume III (i) – PRICE PROPOSAL has been changed From:

(i) Price proposals must adhere to the pricing structure established in the Schedule of Prices (Attachment 2).

To:

(i) Price/Cost proposals must adhere to the pricing structure established in Section B, Schedule of Prices.

End of Amendment 0001.

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