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Responses & Clarification for Questions & Concerns submitted as a result of Amendment 0012.

L1.3.1 states “and the four (4) option years will be 31 Jan through 30 Oct…” I believe this should say “and the four (4) option years will be 31 Oct through 30 Oct…” so that they each cover 12 months per Option.

Response: this was corrected on amendment 13. After the base period, there will be four (4) one-year options plus one (1) six-month extension under FAR clause 52.217-8.

Some change items in Amendment 12 are not clear when conducting a “side-by-side” comparison to Amendment 11 posted 31 Jan 2013. In some situations changes are not described in the Amendment summary, in other cases there is a change without change bars, and also other sections include change bars but do not represent a change from Amendment 11. Please provide Amendment 12 in a MS Word format so that each offerer can perform a merge/compare function using MSWord to identify all the changes that are unique to Amendment 12.

Response: The offeror is actually requesting the conform copy of the SF33, Request for Proposal, through Amendment 0012. The SF30, Amendment 0012, shows only the changes made in this Amendment and does not include all pages of the proposal.

The Offeror pointed out some concerns while as a result of a quick side-by-side comparison of Amendment 12 to Amendment 11.

1. L6.3 changed the ODCs/Travel budget per year but this does not show a change bar nor is it referenced in the amendment summary.

Response: There were a number of changes in this amendment and the change bars were inadvertently left off. In accordance with FAR 52.217-8, the six-month option is ½ of the full year without escalation.

1. There is a change bar associated with L6.13, but that change is not described in the Amendment summary.

Response: The values contained in the table at L6.13 have changed.

1. There is a change bar associated with L6.16, but that change is not described in the Amendment summary.

Response: The change bar was inadvertently extended below the table at L6.15 which changed.

1. Changes in Section M include change bars, but there is no change from Amendment 11.

Response: change bars may carry over from previous amendments unless manually removed prior to posting. The change bars in the SF33, Section M remain from Amendment 11. Offerors need to review the SF30, “Amendment of Solictiation/Modification of Contract” for the changes specific to Amendment 12.

1. DD254 Block 9 is identified in the Amendment Summary as a change, but I did not see a change compared to Amendment 11.

Response: The SF30 states the changes to the DD254 are “Checked block 10.f. yes and changed information in Block 9 and added Theresa Bryant as the Contracting Officer.”

It is not clear what the offeror’s responsibility is regarding Amendment 12. The SF 30 shows a due date of February 4th 2013 at 3:30pm, which is the same due-date as Amendment 11. Also Section L1.4 says proposals are due NLT 4pm CST on the date specified. Is this a request for a complete proposal update, change pages only, or just an RFP update provided now for informational purposes to the offerors, to be followed by ENs and specific instructions for a proposal revision at some point in the future?

Response:

a) The SF30, Amendment of Solicitation, does not include any February dates; the offeror is referring to dates in the SF33, Request for Proposal as previously amended.

b) The pertinent change in L1.4 is the proposal validity dates extended until 1 November 2013.

c) Even though offerors provided written responses via email to extend the proposal validity dates, I need the signed SF30 for my records.

d) ENs will be forthcoming once disucssions are opened. Until the ENs are submitted to each individual offeror, updates to proposals and/or change pages are not authorized.

Please provide a Microsoft Word copy of Amendment 12 and clarifications reqarding responses to this Amendment.

Response: The conformed copy of the SF33, Request for Proposal which includes all changes through Amendment 13 is included as an MS Word document.

The SF30, Amendment of Solicitation, includes only the changes made as part of this specific amendment.