SF30_(Amend_0002)_-_16_Feb_18.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Purposes of this amendment are:

1. To revise the Paragraph D of Addenda to FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items.

2. To revise the paragraph B(3)(b)(i) of Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items.

3. To revise the paragraph 1.6.1. of Performance Work Statement.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 9

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 16-Feb-2018

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X FA520918R0005

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

31-Jan-2018

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer 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 1 copies of the 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 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 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 APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

16-Feb-2018

CODE

374TH CONTRACTING SQUADRON

UNIT 5228, BLDG 620, YOKOTA AB

FUSSA-SHI, TOKYO 197-0001 JAPAN

FA5209 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

FA520918R0005

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

Q&A Questions and Answers based on the solicitation is stated as below:

No. Question Answer 1 I am hoping to find out if there is an incumbent contractor currently performing these services or if this is a new requirement. If there is an incumbent, could you please provide the contract number?

Yes, there is. The contract number is

FA520914C0006.

2 For the Pre-Proposal conference, is it preferred that we attend in person or will a telephone conference be weighted the same.

The Contracting Officer determined to cancel Pre-proposal conference. Please refer to amendment 0001.

3 Will on Base housing be available, even at a cost?

No. Base housing is not offered to contractors in accordance with paragraph 2.1. of Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32-6001.

4 We are not a set aside company, I’d like to confirm that this opportunity is open and unrestricted?

Please see block # 10 of SF1449. This is an unrestricted acquisition.

5 Will prior federal government experience we weighted into the award?

No. Proposal evaluation will be conducted based on the prescribed process described on FAR 52.212-2 of the subject solicitation. Solicitation package is available to download at https://www.fbo.gov/.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

6 If space is available, can you explain the process the contractor would have to go through to potentially enroll in DoDDS?

Please refer to “DoDEA AI 7200.01” and “DoD Education Activity Regulation” attached to this amendment 0002.

Also, for obtaining more details, please go into http://www.dodea.edu.

Fees/tuitions may apply.

7 Would non-US citizens who are currently hold a license from a US state and have been educated within the US, provided the meet all other qualifications, be considered?

Yes. However, only US citizens will be granted SOFA status. All other candidates shall have legal residency in Japan in accordance with Japanese immigration laws.

8 Paragraph 1.6.1 of Performance Work Statement reads “Education. Must have graduated from an associate degree (AD) or a baccalaureate degree program in nursing (BSN) preferred accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education.” Does this mean that a "BSN degree" is preferred or does it mean that "accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education" is preferred? If it is the latter, would a candidate who attended nursing school outside of the USA, but who has a current US Nursing license be a viable candidate?

Effective on the amendment 0002, paragraph 1.6.1.

was revised as “Education. Must have graduated from a baccalaureate degree program in nursing (BSN) preferred accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education.”

9 I would like to ask questions in regard to this proposal, but we are unable to attend the pre-proposal conference at Yokota AB on February 27, as advertised on FBO.gov.

Will these questions be made public, via FBO.gov?

The Contracting Officer determined to cancel the pre-proposal conference as described on the amendment 0001. All questions and answers will be posted via FBO as soon as practicable.

LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS:

Title Date Page Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Japan-wide

Nursing Service 16 Feb 18 27

Attachment 2 Present/ Past Performance Reference List N/A 1 Attachment 3 Present/ Past Performance Survey with Cover Letter N/A 4 Exhibit A-E Blank Price Schedule N/A 5

Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items

(a) Paragraphs 52.212-1(b), “Submission of offers,” and 52.212-1(f), “Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers,” are deleted in their entirely and replaced with 52.215-1(c), “Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals,” by reference.

(b) Paragraph 52.212-1(c), “Period for Acceptance of Offers,” is tailored as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 270 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

(c) The following is inserted as new paragraph (m) of the provision:

“(m) Proposal Preparation Instructions.

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein.

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors.

Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The response shall consist of four (4) separate parts; Part I - Summary and Miscellaneous Data, Part II - Price Proposal, Part III - Technical Proposal, and Part IV - Past Performance Proposal.

B. Specific Instructions:

1. PART I – SUMMARY AND MISCELLANEOUS DATA. Submit original.

(a) Standard Form (SF) 1449. Complete blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation.

(b) Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in provisions and in the on-line Representations and

Certifications at www.sam.gov. Return the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, along with the proposal. For other provisions and clauses in the solicitation, the offeror is required to submit the pages that require an offeror fill-in.

(c) Submit an acknowledgment of the all solicitation amendments, if issued.

(d) If applicable, provide a copy of the letter from the Small Business Administration (SBA) showing proof of Section 8(a) status.

(e) If none proposed, submit an Affirmation of no Exceptions, Deviations, or Waivers.

2. PART II – PRICE PROPOSAL - (Submit the complete sheet of Exhibit A-E)

(a) This Part shall contain a completed Schedule of Supplies/Services, continuation sheets of SF 1449, blocks 19 – 24.

(b) Insert proposed unit price(s) and extended amount(s) in the Schedule of Supplies/Services for each

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), including all option periods. The extended amount must equal the unit price multiplied by the number of units. It is imperative that mathematical calculations are correct; particular care should be taken to ensure the amounts match when using the EXCEL program and the rounding of figures.

(c) Extreme care should be exercised to ensure that no price data of any kind are included in any other Part of the proposal.

(d) Submit the complete sheet by utilizing Exhibit A-E of attachment.

3. PART III – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL - Limited to no more than 10 pages per candidate. Submit original.

Sub factor 1 - Education:

(a) Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN), Utilization Manager:

(i) Must have Graduated from a State Board of Nursing approved LPN/LVN training program or completion of equivalent United States military training that permits sitting for a state licensure examination.

(b) Registered Nurse Case Manager:

(i) Must have graduated a baccalaureate degree program in nursing (BSN) accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education.

(c) Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP) DRHA Provider:

(i) Must hold a Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.

(d) Family Practice Clinical Nurse (RN)

(i) Must have graduated from a baccalaureate degree program in nursing (BSN) accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education.

Sub factor 2 - License:

(i) Nurse applicants must be a current U.S. LPN/LVN. Active, current, valid and unrestricted license to practice nursing in accordance with State Board requirements. License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from a Nursing State Board or national licensing/certification agency.

(b) Registered Nurse Case Manager:

(i) Must be a current U.S. licensed Registered Nurse. Active, current, valid and unrestricted license to practice nursing in accordance with State Board requirements.

(ii) License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from a Nursing State Board or national licensing/certification agency.

(c) Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP) DRHA Provider:

(i) Must have current unrestricted license to practice nursing in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

(ii) Must be certified as a nurse practitioner by a professional organization such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

(d) Family Practice Clinical Nurse (RN)

(i) Nurse applicants must be a current U.S. licensed Registered Nurse. Active, current, valid and unrestricted license to practice nursing in accordance with State Board requirements.

Sub factor 3 - Experience:

(i) Must have at least four (4) years of clinical nursing experience;

(ii) Have held full time employment in a nursing field for twelve (12) out of the last twenty-four

(24) months (mandatory).

(b) Registered Nurse Case Manager:

(i) Must have at least three (3) years of licensed nursing practice.

(ii) Must have two (2) years’ experience in Discharge Planning or Case Management.

NOTE: One registered nurse case manager position at Yokota AB must speak fluent Japanese. Japanese- Language Proficiency Test Certificate of Results and Score of at least N2 or equivalent certificate are required for non-native Japanese speakers. See paragraph 1.6.3.2 of Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1)

(c) Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP) DRHA Provider:

(i) Must have experience with evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders to include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

(d) Family Practice Clinical Nurse (RN)

(i) must have at least three (3) years of clinical experience in a primary care setting to include;

outpatient clinic, inpatient hospital, emergency room or urgent care.

Sub factor 4 – Employment Agreement:

(a) An employment agreement to the Government covering the base period: The employment agreement is any form of the document that proves the performer’s engagement between the offeror and the individual who will be dispatched to the designated location after award.

4. PART IV – PAST PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL - Limited to no more than 10 pages per contract listed. Only references for past efforts/contracts of relevance are desired. Submit original.

(a) Quality and Satisfaction Rating of Contracts: Provide any information currently available (letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.) that demonstrates customer satisfaction with overall job performance and/or quality of completed and/or ongoing contracts. In addition, explain corrective actions taken in the past, if any, for substandard performance and any current performance problems, such as cost overruns, extended performance periods, numerous warranty calls, etc. (See 52.212-2(d)(2))

(b) Performance Surveys/Questionnaires: Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) shall be used by the offeror in obtaining and providing past performance information. The government requires the offeror send out a PPQ to each of the Points-of-Contact (POCs) identified in the Past Performance Proposal (paragraph (c) below).

The offeror shall send out the PPQ (Attachment 3) to each of their references.

THE RESPONSIBILITY TO SEND OUT THE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE RESTS SOLELY

WITH THE OFFEROR.

Once the questionnaires are completed by the POCs, the information contained therein will be considered source selection sensitive and will not be released outside the government. The POCs shall forward their completed questionnaires directly to the government – NOT BACK TO THE OFFEROR.

PPQs shall be sent directly from your reference to this office marked to the attention of Mr. Yuki Watabe as primary and Ms. Namiko Kaneko as alternate via fax at 042-530-3319, or e-mail to yuki.watabe.jp@us.af.mil as primary and namiko.kaneko.1.jp@us.af.mil as alternate, or mailed to the following address:

374 CONS/LGCB

Attn: Mr. Yuki Watabe / Ms. Namiko Kaneko Unit 5228, Bldg. 620, Yokota Air Base Fussa-shi Tokyo 197-0001

(c) Past Performance Information: Provide a list of no more than three (3) of the most relevant contracts performed for any customer. (See addendum to 52.212-2, paragraph (d)(2)(B))

Furnish the following information for each contract listed:

(i) Company/Division name

(ii) Product/Service

(iii) Contracting Agency/Customer

(iv) Contract Number

(v) Contract Dollar Value

(vi) Period of Performance

(vii) Verified, up-to-date name, mailing and e-mail addresses, and telephone number of the contracting officer (Point-of-Contact)

(viii) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

(ix) Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.

(x) Include rationale supporting your assertion of relevance and identify aspects of the contracts deemed relevant and how they relate to the proposed effort. If an offeror has no past performance history of relevance, the offeror must affirmatively state it possesses no past performance history of relevance.

(d) The evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance regarding (i) predecessor companies, and/or (ii) will take into account past performance regarding subcontractors that will perform major aspect of the requirement when such information is relevant to this acquisition. Major aspect is identified in PWS paragraphs 3 and 4.

(e) If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including any relevant and recent past performance information on previous teaming arrangements with same partner. If this is a first time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past contracts of relevance.

(f) Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the proposal a letter from each subcontractor that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of its past performance information to the prime contractor.

C. Documents submitted in response to this RFP must be consistent with the following:

1. Requirements of the solicitation (CLINs and PWS) and government standards and regulations pertaining to the

PWS.

2. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, of this solicitation.

3. If a Part in a proposal exceeds the specified page limit cited in the Part Content, the excessive pages will not be evaluated.

4. Format for proposal Parts I, III, and IV shall be as follows:

(a) Cover pages, Table of Contents, and Tabs will not be counted against the page limits. However, pages depicting tables, charts, graphs and figures will count toward the page limit. The number of copies of each part is specified in paragraph B, Specific Instructions, above.

(b) The proposals will be on 8 1/2” x 11” paper or A4 size paper”.

(c) A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information. Two pages may be printed on one sheet of paper.

(d) All printing shall be single-spaced. Spacing characteristics are applicable to charts and graphs.

(e) Written entries shall not be less than 10 font size. Size of print is applicable to charts and graphs.

(f) Page margins shall be a minimum of 1 inch top, bottom, and each side.

(g) Each Part shall be complete in itself and shall not reference information contained in other Parts. Page

1 of a Part is defined as the first page after the Table of Contents. All pages shall be numbered.

(h) Price data of any kind shall be presented only in the Price Proposal Part.

(i) Elaborate formats, bindings, and color presentations are not desired or required.

The following table summarizes the proposal submission:

D. General Information:

1. Information regarding submission of proposals: Hand carried or mailed proposals must be delivered to the following address: The sealed envelope or package used to submit your proposal must show the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror:

374th Contracting Squadron Attn: Mr. Yuki Watabe Unit 5228, Building 620 Yokota Air Base Fussa-shi, Tokyo 197-0001

PART TITLE

PAPER

COPY

PAGE LIMIT DUE DATE

I

Summary and Misc.

Data (File Name: Part I) 1 N/A 5 March 2018

II

Price (File Name: Part II) 1 N/A 5 March 2018

III

Technical (File Name: Part III) 1 10 pages per candidate 5 March 2018

IV

Past Performance (File Name: Part IV) 1 10 pages per contract 5 March 2018

2. Offeror can also submit electronic copies of proposals via e-mail. By submitting an electronic copy, offerors assume all risk of proposals not getting through security measures and firewalls. Only files created using Microsoft WORD, Microsoft EXCEL, and/or Adobe .pdf files will be accepted. No zip files will be accepted. The contractor may use AMRDEC SAFE https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/ to upload the files if the total email is expected to exceed 7MB. If submitting proposals electronically, email the file(s) by the solicitation closing date and time to the following email addresses: yuki.watabe.jp@us.af.mil/ namiko.kaneko.1.jp@us.af.mil and call the POCs to ensure the receipts.

3. Offerors are cautioned that Yokota Air Force Base has visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the installation to obtain a visitor pass prior to entrance. SOME DELAY SHOULD BE EXPECTED WHEN HAND-CARRYING PROPOSALS. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain a visitor pass and arrive at Bldg. 620 prior to the time specified for receipt. Late proposals will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.215- 1(c)(3),“Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.”

4. FEDERAL HOLIDAYS: The following Federal Legal Holidays are observed by this base:

New Year’s Day 1 January Birthday of Martin Luther King: Third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday: Third Monday in February Memorial Day: Last Monday in May Independence Day: 4 July Labor Day: First Monday in September Columbus Day: Second Monday in October Veterans Day: 11 November Thanksgiving Day: Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day: 25 December

Note: No Japanese holidays will be observed.”

(End of Addenda)

(End of Summary of Changes)