08-T-0110 Amendment2.doc

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

SOLICITATION PROVISIOON

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS:

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEP 2006)

This provision is incorporated by reference and paragraph (c) is modified to read as follows:

Period of acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999).

This provision is incorporated by reference, and paragraph (a) is modified to read as follows:

(Evaluation will be accomplished IAW FAR 13.106)

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

(i) price

(ii) past performance

Past performance shall be evaluated for recency, relevancy and quality of performance.

Offerors shall submit a minimum of two but no more than three (3) of the most recent and relevant past and present contracts and subcontracts performed for the U.S. Government, the Government of Japan or its political subdivisions, and commercial customers within the last three (3) years. “Relevant” is defined as “like services” when compared to this solicitation in terms of actual services provided. Offerors that are newly formed entities without prior contracts should list past performance information (i.e. contracts and subcontracts) for all key personnel.

(b) 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)

FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2007) (WITH ALTERNATE I (APR 2002))

(Paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (f), (g), (i), (k), and (l) are not applicable to this solicitation due to the non-applicability of FAR 19 and 22, and the Online Representations and Certification Application (ORCA))

(b) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) (26 U.S.C. 6109, 31 U.S.C. 7701). (Not applicable if the offeror is required to provide this information to a central contractor registration database to be eligible for award.)

(1) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (b)(3) through (b)(5) of this provision to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

(2) The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's relationship with the Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the accuracy of the offeror's TIN.

(3) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

[ ] TIN: _____________________.

[ ] TIN has been applied for.

[ ] TIN is not required because:

[ ] Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United States;

[ ] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;

[ ] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.

(4) Type of organization.

[ ] Sole proprietorship;

[ ] Partnership;

[ ] Corporate entity (not tax-exempt);

[ ] Corporate entity (tax-exempt);

[ ] Government entity (Federal, State, or local);

[ ] Foreign government;

[ ] International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4;

[ ] Other _________________________.

(5) Common parent.

[ ] Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent;

[ ] Name and TIN of common parent:

Name ___________________.

TIN _____________________.

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $100,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract.

(h) Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension or Ineligibility for Award (Executive Order 12549).

(Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals--

(1) [ ] Are, [ ] are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency; and

(2) [ ] Have, [ ] have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, or receiving stolen property; and

(3) [ ] Are, [ ] are not presently indicated for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses.

(End of Provision)

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