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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 the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication 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 CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER 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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (ITO)

1.0. Program Structure and Objective

1.1. Number of Contracts to be Awarded. The Government intends to award a single commercial Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for Local Exchange Service for Goodfellow AFB San Angelo, TX.

2.0. General Instructions

2.1. Guidance. This section of the IT0 provides general guidance for preparing quotes as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the quote. The offeror's quote must include all data and information requested by the IT0 and must be submitted IAW these instructions. Any Offeror who submits an incomplete package may be considered ineligible for award. The offer shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the PWS and appendices. Non-conformance with the instructions provided in the IT0 may result in an unfavorable quote evaluation.

2.2. Clarity and Detail. The quote shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims.

The quote should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall provide direct references to the specific requirements in the performance work statement that are being addressed in its quote; at a minimum, each section of Appendix 1 shall be referenced and addressed in the offeror's quote. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror's quote.

2.3. Content. Elaborate brochures, documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired, except for the required diagrams and/or service routing description requested in the PWS, Appendix 1 (Para. 5.14 ).

2.4. Period of Acceptance of Offers. Quotes shall remain valid a minimum of 120 days from the date specified for receipt of offers. The offeror shall make a clear statement in the Pricing Schedule regarding quote validity.

2.5. Retention. IAW FAR Subpart 4.8 "Government Contract Files," the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful quotes.

2.6. General Information

2.6.1. Discrepancies. If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Point of Contact (POC) in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the POC to consider as related to the omission or error. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without discussions.

This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial quote.

2.6.2. Electronic Reference Documents. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site at http://www.fbo.gov. Potential Offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

2.6.3. Amendments to Solicitation. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment and provide confirmation upon submission of the offeror's quote. Any unacknowledged amendments in the offeror's quote are subject to solicitation provision FAR 52.212-1 (f). Acknowledged and/or signed amendments shall not be considered as part of the quote page counts.

2.6.4. Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Quotes. Quotes and modifications to quotes shall be submitted by electronic media to the POC at the email address shown on page 1 of the solicitation, and showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror.

2.6.5. Questions. All questions regarding this solicitation are required to be submitted via email using only the attached "Q&A" spreadsheet.

2.6.6. Acknowledgement. Written acknowledgement of this solicitation and all applicable solicitation amendments shall be submitted with quote.

2. 7. Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits

2. 7 .1. Identification. The offeror's quote must show solicitation number, name, address, offeror telephone number, and offeror e-mail address.

2. 7 .2. Content and Submittal. The offeror's quote shall address the information listed in para. 3.0 and 4.0 below. The offeror shall submit the entire quote via email to the POC identified in this solicitation. Submit offer as follows:

VOLUME CONTENTS FILE FORMAT PAGE LIMIT

Volume One Technical Quote Pricing and FCC registration number PDF or .doc 15

Volume Two Pricing PDF or .doc and .xis 10

FA303025Q00150001

2. 7 .3. Page Limits. The technical quote volume shall not exceed fifteen pages. The pricing quote volume shall not exceed ten pages. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the quote. Each page shall be counted except the following:

blank pages, title pages, tables of contents, tabs, indexes, glossaries, and amendment acknowledgments.

3.0 Format and Specific Content

3.1. Factor 1 - Price. These instructions are to assist you in submitting information required to evaluate the reasonableness of your proposed price. Compliance with these instructions is mandatory and failure to comply may result in rejection of your quote.

3.1.1. General Instructions. Information beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless you consider it essential to document or support your price position. All information relating to the proposed price including all required supporting documentation must be included in the section of the quote designated as the Pricing Schedule.

3.1.2. Pricing Information. Submit completed copy of the Government-provided Pricing Schedule containing the Offeror's proposed amounts. Enter unit pricing and total pricing on the Government Pricing Schedule. Identify a Sub Line Item (SUN) as "Not Separately Priced" by entering "NSP" in the unit price. Identify a SUN as "No Charge" by entering "NC" in the unit price. Identify and include all applicable discounts in your pricing.

3.1.3. Taxes, Fees, and Surcharges (TFS). The US Air Force is a Federal Government entity, and as such, is exempt from certain taxes. Therefore, the offeror may not propose for any taxes from which the Federal Government is exempt. TFS are to be included in the FFP amount quoted for Recurring Costs on the Government Pricing Schedule. TFS pricing is to be provided for each TFS SUN identified on the Government Pricing Schedule.

3.1.4. Price Reasonableness, Balance and Price Realism. The Government has determined there is a likelihood of competition in this acquisition. Offeror's quote will be evaluated for reasonableness (including completeness), balance, and price realism. Normally, price reasonableness is based on competitive quotes but may be based on techniques described in the Contract Pricing Reference Guide-Volume 1. Offerors may be required to submit additional information to support a determination of price reasonableness, realism, and balance.

3.1.5. Rounding. All dollar amounts/prices shall be rounded to the nearest penny.

3.2. Factor 2 - Technical. In the Technical Volume, address your proposed approach to meeting the minimum performance or capability requirements of the PWS.

Offeror shall present a sound approach for supporting local telecommunication services. The technical quote shall include:

3.2.1. Management. Offeror shall describe their approach to managing this local telecommunication services contract. Offeror shall provide information regarding their customer service, support, and billing procedures, to include principal points of contact at the corporate and site specific levels.

3.2.2. Technical Capability and Approach. Offeror shall clearly illustrate its capability to meet all PWS requirements. Information regarding the Offeror's capability and approach to addressing site-specific requirements described in Appendix 1 shall be outlined and described in detail.

3.2.3. Installation and Cutover Plan. The Cutover Plan shall at a minimum, contain the following site-specific information:

- Overview/Scope of plan, indicating proposed timeframe to complete cutover.

- A detailed Implementation Plan in working days to complete requirements listed in PWS as site-specific (see Appendix 1 ). The use of a Gantt or Milestone chart to illustrate your plan is suggested.

- Conditions/Support required prior to the start of cutover;

- A listing of Offeror responsibilities;

- A listing of proposed Government responsibilities;

- Key Departments essential to the Offeror's Installation and Cutover Plan available to participate in routine progress meetings with the Government on a weekly or biweekly basis.

3.3 Factor 3 - FCC Registration Number.

3.3.1 Provide your active FCC registration number for this NAICS or your active FCC registration certificate for this NAICS that has your registration number.

Evaluation Factors for Award

The following clauses were modified:

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Nov 2021 hereby reads as follows:

As prescribed in , the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows:12.301(c)

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Service Start Date, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Past Performance consideration

(b) . The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Options Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Basis for Award: This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) course of action in accordance with FAR part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a competitive LPTA best value selection in which price is considered the most important factor. By submission of its offer, the offeror accepts all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. All technically acceptable offerors, with acceptable past performance, shall be treated equally except for their prices. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined technically unacceptable. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The Government intends to select ONE contractor for award of this effort.

For the purpose of award, the government shall evaluate offers based on the evaluation factors described below:

FACTOR 1 Price

FACTOR 2 Technical

FACTOR 3 FCC Registration number or certificate

Factor 1 - Price

Initially, offers will be ranked according to price, including option prices. An offeror's total evaluated price (TEP) will be determined by multiplying the quantities identified in Section B by the proposed unit price for each Contract Line-Item Number to confirm the extended amount for each. Contract Line-Item Numbers X001- X0045 will be used to calculate the TEP. All extended Contract Line-Item Number amounts will be totaled for evaluation purposes. Pricing shall be inserted into the Appendix G of the solicitation and will be calculated in the same manner as Section B. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness and balance/unbalanced. The Government will evaluate the price information submitted by using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 15.404 in order to determine reasonability. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the prices are significantly unbalanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items appears to be significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques. Unbalanced pricing may result in an offer being rejected if the Government determines that it presents an unacceptable risk to the Government.

Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise options.

FACTOR 2 - TECHNICAL

The Government's technical evaluation team shall evaluate the technical proposals on an acceptable or unacceptable basis, assigning one of the ratings described below for each subfactor. Any subfactor evaluated as "Unacceptable" will render the entire proposal unacceptable and, therefore, un-awardable. Only those proposals determined to be technically acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. However, the offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion. Subfactor 1: The Transition Plan will be evaluated to assess the offeror's capability to satisfy the Government's requirements.

Measure of Merit: Clearly demonstrate in detail your comprehensive plan for transitioning to new contract performance during the 30-day phase-in period by describing how you will successfully perform all requirements on the contract start date.

Subfactor 2: The offeror's proposal shall clearly demonstrate the offeror's understanding of the nature and scope of the work specified in the PWS.

Measure of Merit: The Government will assess the offeror's comprehensive plan and ability to successfully perform the major tasks and subtasks outlined in the PWS. Failure to provide a reasonable and complete proposal shall reflect a lack of capability to perform the work requirements and will result in a determination that the offeror's proposal is unacceptable.

TABLE 2 - TECHNICAL RATINGS

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

FACTOR 3 - FCC Registration: Provide your active FCC registration number for this NAICS or your FCC registration certificate for this NAICS that has your registration number.

Rating: Acceptable Quote Includes the offerors active FCC Registration number.

Unacceptable Quote does not include the offerors active FCC Registration number.

(d) Evaluation Steps: The following are the steps the Government will take in the evaluation process.

Step 1: Evaluate all quotations/offers on the basis established in the solicitation.

Step 2: Rank all quotations/offers based upon offeror's Total Evaluated Price (TEP).

Step 3: Evaluate lowest price offeror's technical acceptability. If technically acceptable, move to step four. If not technically acceptable, evaluate the next lowest priced vendor's. Continue evaluating technical acceptability until a rating of technically acceptable is achieved.

Step 4: Make a Best-Value decision based on technical, performance evaluation and a determination that the price is fair and reasonable.

(e) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

210 SCHERZ BLVD, ADMINISTRATIVE ONLY NO REQUISITIONS

GOODFELLOW AFB, TX 76908-4705

UNITED STATES

Vonda Johnston, Email: vonda.johnston.1@us.af.mil Telephone: 325-654-5135 AdminBy:

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