REL_-_Amendment_0003.pdf

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 STANDARD FORM 30. (Rev. 10-83) Previous Edition unusable Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Page of Pages AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code

2. AMENDMENT MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (if applicable)

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

(x) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (NO., Street, Country, State and ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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 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 OR 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 APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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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 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.

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

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 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

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Contents Amendment 0003 Supplemental Information

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Amendment 0003 Supplemental Information

Amendment 0003 to Solicitation No.: ED-IES-15-R-0016 provides additional clarification on an answer provided in Amendment 0002 and clarifies the Department’s policy regarding the size of an offeror’s Business Proposal.

The deadline for proposal submission remains unchanged.

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Question 1: [Amendment 0002] Question 2 read, "Please confirm that a letter of support that includes a clause on data access will address the requirement for a Data Agreement. Some states and districts, for example, require a funded study prior to considering and executing a formal data sharing agreement."

The Department's response indicated the following:

1. If a data sharing agreement is allowable for a state or district without having a funded study, the Department will require a data sharing agreement.

2. If funding is required, then an offeror must submit a non-binding letter of interest from a key stakeholder in the participating state(s) or district(s) that would include a clause indicating that should the project be funded, data access for the contractor would be likely. If this is the case, the letter must then also state:

1. The necessary data do exist to do this work

2. There is a policy in place that requires a funded study prior to a data sharing agreement being in place.

In the Instructions to Offerors, the section regarding the Concept Papers only says that data access agreements shall be included as applicable, and does not impose the additional requirement that participating state(s) or district(s) make a statement concerning the existence of a policy requiring a funded study prior to a data sharing agreement being in place.

We have obtained letters of commitment in accordance with the Instructions to Offerors. Given that the response to questions imposes additional requirements beyond those stated in the

Instructions, must we now go back to our participating states and districts to ask for revised letters of commitment that include statements regarding their policies concerning issuance of data sharing agreements?

Response: The Department does not intend to place more burden on potential partners. A letter of support that includes a clause on data access (if applicable) will address the requirement for a Data Agreement. We are requesting this information to assess the feasibility of proposed plans. In the case that a potential partner has a policy where an approved proposal and/or funding is required before a data sharing agreement can be made, that policy should be noted in the offeror’s concept paper and does not have to be included in the letter of support for that project. Offerors should include a link to the potential partner’s website where this policy can be confirmed, if such a page exists. If not, it is sufficient to simply note that the potential partner has such a policy.

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Question 2: Amendment 2, Question 9. If offerors must include pricing matrices and backup pricing tables in the PDF Business Volume, according to our test run we will have to include approximately [REDACTED] pages of matrices and tables to present the data for the

[REDACTED] deliverables across all years, tasks and subtasks. This may also present a problem with the file size being larger than the 15MB limit. Would the Government please reconsider the requirement that this data be included in the PDF business volume and instead allow offerors to provide reference the accompanying Excel spreadsheet?

Response: Cross-referencing or otherwise including data in an attached Excel file rather than in a PDF is permitted if the offeror determines that the data would result in an excessively large or lengthy PDF Business Proposal file.

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