Amendment_2__12_9_16.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.

Check One

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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PAGE 2 OF 2 ED-ESE-17-R-0003/0002

Question Page # Section, Paragraph, or Attachment Question/Comment/Clarification ED Response

1 Q&A 53 Amendment 1

ED’s answer states that MSIX is currently hosted by a private cloud solution. While ED does not cite any technical definition of “Cloud,” stating that MSIX’s hosting solution is a private cloud can be potentially misleading.

It is more accurate to say that MSIX is hosted in a colocation data center on privately owned servers.

RFP Purpose and

Scope ED states the MSIX contractor currently uses Oracle Workflow. The MSIX Contractor does not use this tool in relation to MSIX.

Solicitation

Pg. 44 Other, Management Plan, #7, Bullet # 5

The Management Plan calls for a "schedule of task activities and the delivery of products in calendar days from the effective date of the contract."

This appears to be a request for an Integrated Project Schedule (IPS).

Given the extensive list of deliverables and the limited page count, to what extent does the Government wish to see an IPS developed? How does the Government wish the offeror to handle the deliverables being designated either "As Needed" or "TBD?"

The proposal shall contain an "outline" of tasks that will provide the Government with ample information to determine reasonableness of the proposal. As stated in PWS Task 1.3 Deliverable 1.3.4, the awardee will have an opportunity to revise the Integrated Project Schedule with detailed WBS. Page 44 see leading paragraph above bullet 5 "The Offeror should outline all existing obligations over the period of the contract for staff proposed for the contract, including the percentage of time allotted for existing projects. The chart must include a total for each task, as well as for the entire contract."

Deliverables noted "as needed" or "TBD" should be listed in the IPS to account for the task and resources, however the Government expects the offeror to submit a revised IPS at which time specific dates should be stated. Optional Tasks with TBD delivery dates will be explicitly defined at the time the optional tasks are exercised and IPS updated accordingly.

4 PWS Pg. 29

Task 7: System Migration to a

FedRAMP Certified Cloud Service Provider (CSP)

How will users access each system?

MSIX is a Internet-accessible single system. See Appendices Frequently Asked Questions and MSIX User Manual.

5 Q&A # 57: Amendment 1

ED provided the same job requirements for the Project Director as those for the Program/Project Manager. Please clarify that these are one in the same and therefore offerors only need to propose one candidate for the Program/Project Manager?

Project Director and Project manager are one in the same and therefore offerors only need to propose one candidate for the Program/Project Manager.

6 Q&A # 85 Amendment 1

ED states that the contractor is responsible for obtaining and purchasing the annual licenses and support on behalf of the government. Is it ED’s intent that the contractor price out these GFP licenses in the Business Proposal?

It is ED’s intent that the contractor price out these GFP licenses in the Business Proposal.

The purpose of Amendment 2 is to address any additional clarification questions the Department received in regards to the responses provided in Amendment 1. Please note that no new questions were addressed unless they specifically requested clarifications from questions or responses provided under Amendment 1. In addition, please note that the Department will not be extending the proposal due date for this RFP and that no additional questions moving forward will be answered.

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