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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)

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The Purpose of This Amendment Is: 1. Replace Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 4 Sep 2019 with revised PWS dated 1 Oct 2019. Revisions include revising Paragraph 3.2.6. to replace "with the Technical Proposal" to now read "at the time of the pre-performance conference". In addition, the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) Table in Paragraph 3.1.6 has been revised to remove the "Favorable" security clearance requirement from the Team Lead description as this is an alternate duty requirement to be worked in conjunction with one of the four PWS requirements.

2. Revise Addendums to FAR 52.212-1 (Paragraph 2.c) and 52.212-2 (Paragraph 2.1) to include information for Top Secret Facility Clearance (TS/FCL) verification.

3. Provide answers to questions submitted by quoters from the posted solicitation (Atch. 8).

4. Replace the PDF versions and post the Word document for the Past Performance Questionnaire (Atch. 4) and the Excel spreadsheet for the Price Schedule (Atch. 2).

List of Attachments

The following attachments were added:

Atch 1_PWS_19-Q-A035_Revised 1 Oct 19

Atch 8_FA469019QA035_Questions and Answers

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 -- INSTRUCTION TO QUOTER'S, COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JULY

2013)

Quotes received are subject to the requirements specified in FAR 52.212-1 unless otherwise tailored in the Addendum to the solicitation.

1. Quote Preparation Instructions.

1.1. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of offers, quoters must follow the instructions contained herein. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quote being ineligible for award.

By submission of its quote the quoter agrees to hold the prices firm for 210 calendar days from the closing date. Vendors shall submit only one quote as the Government will review only one quote per vendor.

1.2. All submissions shall reference the solicitation number: FA4690-19-Q-A035. Quotes must be received via email no later than the date and time reflected in Box 8 of the Solicitation document, Standard Form (SF) 1449.

1.3. Quotes shall be organized, including a Table of Contents, as indicated in Paragraph 2 and submitted via email prior to the time set for quote closing. Quotes shall be emailed to kathleen.green@us.af.mil and mark.salyer@us.af.mil. Verification of receipt will be emailed back to each vendor. If verification of receipt is not received, quoters may contact Kathleen Green at 605-385-1743. Hard-copy submission of the initial quote packages via hand-delivery or U.S. Postal mail will not be accepted.

1.4. Direct any questions or concerns you have to Kathleen Green and Mark Salyer. All questions must be in writing and shall be emailed to kathleen.green@us.af.mil and mark.salyer@us.af.mil.

Request for Information (RFI) will not be answered via phone. Verification of receipt will be emailed back to each vendor. If verification is not received, vendors may contact Kathleen Green at

FA469019QA0350001

605-385-1743. All questions must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm Mountain Daylight Time, 1 Oct 2019.

2. General Format and Content. The quoter shall submit the following completed quote of material via email. To be considered responsive, the completed RFQ shall consist of the following:

a. Completed and signed RFQ to include any and all signed amendments issued

b. Price Schedule which includes the six month extension

c. Copy of the current and active Defense Security Service's (DSS) approval letter granting a Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret (TS) Facility Clearance (FCL). If DSS TS/FCL approval letter is not available, quoter is to submit a PDF verification of their TS/FCL from the quoters account with National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Central Access Information Security System (NCAISS), https://ncaiss.dss.mil/. The Government will not sponsor quoters for facility clearances.

d. Filled in Representations and Certifications

e. Any other fill-in clauses and provisions that are included in the different sections of this solicitation

f. Cover letter delineating any exceptions taken to the RFQ terms and conditions with accompanying rationale.

3. Past Performance:

3.1. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), (see RFQ Atch. 3 and Atch. 4), will be one means used by the Government to obtain past performance information. The Government reserves the right to change, alter, and/or supplement the questionnaire without further notice to the quoter(s). To comply with past performance ratings stated in 52.212-2 Addendum, Evaluation for Basis of Award, the quoter is to provide no more than five (5) of the most relevant administrative support services contracts with an annual contract value of $250,000 per year and above, performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last five (5) years. Relevant contracts include similar or greater in scope, magnitude and complexity than the effort described in the Performance Work Statement.

3.1.1. The quoter shall send out and track the completion of the PPQs (See RFQ Atch. 4) for each of the quoters and joint venture partners. Quoters are instructed to completed Section 1, A-F, of PPQ (See Atch. 4) before submitting to the evaluator. The responsibility to send out and track the completion of the PPQs rests solely with the quoter - i.e., it shall not be delegated to any other entity. The Transmittal Letter (see RFQ Atch. 3) shall be used by the quoter in sending out the PPQs. Submit a completed Present/Past Performance Questionnaire directly to the Government not later than the date and time established in SF1449 Box 8 of the RFQ for receipt of quotes.

POCs shall submit their completed PPQs electronically to emails kathleen.green@us.af.mil and mark.salyer@us.af.mil.

3.1.1.1. Once the Present/Past Performance Questionnaires are completed by your POCs, the information contained therein shall be considered sensitive information and shall not be released to you, the quoter. Therefore, any exchange/contact between the quoter/joint venture partners in regards to comments made on the questionnaire is not permitted.

(End of Provision Addendum)

Evaluation Factors for Award

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (OCT 2014)

(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:

(1) Price

(2) Past Performance

Award will be determined by a Best-Value decision based on an acceptable performance evaluation and a determination that the price is fair and reasonable.

(b) Options. 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 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) 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)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation Basis for Award

1.0. Basis for Contract Award

1.1 Basis for Award: 28th Contracting Squadron will issue one contract to the contractor who is determined to offer the best value to the Government. This acquisition will utilize Best Value selection procedures using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Comparative evaluation is based only on price and past performance and the award is based on whether the lowest priced of the quotations having an acceptable past performance rating represents the Best Value when compared to any higher priced quotations. While the Government will strive for maximum objectivity, the Best Value process, by its nature, is subjective; therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the selection process. Awards will be made to responsible quoter whose quote conforms to all required terms and conditions, includes all required representations and certifications, meets all requirements set forth in the RFQ and also provides the best value to the Government based on the results of the evaluation as described below.

1.2 Evaluation Process: Successful completion of each step is required to advance to the next step in the evaluation process:

Step 1 - Evaluate all quotations for responsiveness.

Step 2 - Rank all responsive/realistic quotations based upon Vendor's Total Evaluated Price (TEP).

Step 3 - Evaluate lowest price Vendor's past performance until an acceptable rating is achieved or evaluations exceed the standard deviation of pricing received in response to this RFQ.

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

2.0. Proposal Evaluation: The evaluation process will be accomplished as follows:

2.1 Responsiveness. To be determined responsive, the quoter must submit a completed RFQ, consisting of the completed Price Schedule and signed RFQ, to include any amendments issued and a copy of the current and active Top Secret Facility Clearance Letter from the Department of Defense, Defense Security Service (DoD DSS) or a PDF verification of TS/FCL from the quoters account with National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Central Access Information Security System (NCAISS), https://ncaiss.dss.mil/. Quoters who do not submit a Top Secret Facility Clearance Letter or PDF verfication from quoter's NCAISS acount will be determined non-responsive and further evaluation of the quote will not occur. Quoters shall also ensure that all clauses and provisions that require "fill in" information are appropriately completed, including the proposed prices associated with the contract line items in the Schedule of the RFQ. Quoters shall include a cover letter delineating any exceptions taken to the RFQ terms and conditions with accompanying rationale. However, quoters are cautioned that any noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the RFQ may cause their quote to be determined unacceptable and therefore not considered eligible for award.

2.2. Price Evaluation Standard. Evaluation of price will consider the total of the annual prices for all contract years (base plus all options, including a possible six-month extension), with each year's price evaluated as the sum of the prices of all contract line items (CLINs) for that year. Each CLIN price will be evaluated as the quantity multiplied by the unit price, rounded to the nearest cent. The Government may determine that a vendor's quote is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. For a price to be determined realistic, the quoter's total evaluated price will not be less than 25% of the average of all responsive quotes identified in Step 2.

2.3. Past Performance Evaluation Standard: The past performance evaluation considers the quoter's demonstrated record of present and past performance in providing administrative support services that meet the customers' needs, and rates the quoter's ability to successfully perform the requirements of this effort. Past performance rating is assessed as the overall performance standard level based on the recency, relevancy, and quality of the quoter's demonstrated present and past performance on individual contracts. No more than five (5) PPQ's will be evaluated for each quoter.

2.3.1 Recency: Quoters must demonstrate performance on all contracts being currently performed and/or that were performed within the last five (5) years from the issue date of this request for quotation. This includes contracts that were awarded prior to this period, but still had performance during the recency timeframe. Past performance information that does not meet these conditions will not be further evaluated.

2.3.2 Relevancy: Quoters will be evaluated on the extent the quoter's past performance is deemed relevant to this requirement. Relevant performance includes performance of efforts involving services that involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the government to assess the quoter's probability of meeting the Request for Quotation requirements based on the quoter's demonstrated present and past performance. The Government will determine relevancy based on the following criteria: 1) Relevant past performance information must demonstrate administrative support experience. Administrative support services is defined as personnel performing in a support function within a fast paced organization that routinely requires independent critical thinking.

Examples of these tasks include personnel management in a professional environment, coordinating and executing meetings and tasks, properly interpreting and following regulations of established programs, coordinating and communicating with internal and external customers, preparing and coordinating memorandums, maintaining personnel rosters and training records, etc. This list of examples is not all inclusive, and is included as a sample of acceptable administrative support services that are relevant to this effort. 2) Having an annual contract value of $250,000 per year and above. Past performance information that fails these conditions will be rated unacceptable. Joint venture partners, Mentor-Protege, and Teaming/Partnering Arrangement's past performance shall be part of the aggregate performance evaluation.

2.3.3. Performance Quality: In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)(ii), the Government will consider the performance quality of recent, relevant efforts related in the past performance questionnaire responses, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Contracting Officer's knowledge of and previous experiences, and any other reasonable basis when assessing a past performance rating.

2.3.3.1. Measure of Merit. Past performance is acceptable when the quoters past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort as stated in paragraph 2.3.2. and satisfactory performance based on paragraph 2.3.3.

2.4 Past Performance Evaluation Ratings: As a result of the recency, relevancy and quality assessments of the contracts evaluated, one of the ratings will be assigned to the Past Performance standard. The past performance assessment ratings are below.

RATING DEFINITION

Acceptable Based on the quoter's overall performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the quoter will successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable Based on the quoter's overall performance record, the government does not have a reasonable expectation that the quoter will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

2.5. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the lowest priced quote if the lowest priced quote is judged to have a performance rating of unacceptable. In that event, the Contracting Officer shall then make a best value award decision.

2.6 Interchanges: The Government intends to award without interchanges, but reserves the right to conduct interchanges if determined necessary. The Government may conduct Interchanges with one, some, none or all Vendors at its discretion.

(End of provision)

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