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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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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The Purpose of This Amendment Is: In order to (1) update the proposal preparation instructions for ART II, Technical Proposal, Factor 2, Maintenance Schedule of RTCs; (2) update the requirements at Performance Work Statement (PWS) para 1.2.3.1, and 1.3.3, and (3) correct administrative irregularities in SF1449.

A. SF1449, Page 17 of 57, Addenda to SF1449, para 1, change the term "aware" to read "award".

B. SF1449, Pages 49 through 51 of 57, Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items, para (m) Proposal Preparation Instructions, incorporate the following changes:

1. Page 49, Para (m).B.2, PART II - PRICE PROPOSAL, sub-para (a)(ii), change the term "Information" to read "Data".

2. Page 50, Para (m).B.3, PART III - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL, sub-para (b) Factor 2 - Maintenance Schedule of RTCs, delete the last sentence "In addition, specify alternate plan to maintain total RTCs offered during the inspection." in its entirety.

3. Page 51, renumber para "D" to "E" and para "E" to "F".

4. Page 51, the renumbered para F, << ELECTRONIC COPY >>, change "ARL SAFE" to read

"AMRDEC SAFE".

B. PWS

1. Page 2 of 6, para 1.2.3.1, delete the paragraph in its entirety and insert "Reserved." therein to read:

FROM: 1.2.3.1. The Contractor shall provide RTCs that have passed JFRC General Inspection within 12 calendar months prior to the beginning of the leasing period for the contract.

TO: 1.2.3.1. Reserved.

2. Page 3 of 6, para 1.3.3, delete the second sentence "No more than two RTCs will be out of delivery services due to mandatory inspections requirements on monthly basis." and insert "The Contractor shall schedule all necessary inspections in order to meet the Government delivery operations."

therein to read:

FROM: 1.3.3. The Contractor shall provide a replacement car within 30 calendar days to replace those becoming due for JFRC General Inspection. No more than two RTCs will be out of delivery services due to mandatory inspections requirements on monthly basis. The Contractor shall replace any RTC inoperable due to mechanical failures within 10 working days at no cost to the

Government. The Contractor shall be responsible for the line haul railroad costs for the replacing of RTCs unless the RTC is being returned due to fault of the Government.

TO: 1.3.3. The Contractor shall provide a replacement car within 30 calendar days to replace those becoming due for JFRC General Inspection. The Contractor shall schedule all necessary inspections in order to meet the Government delivery operations. The Contractor shall replace any RTC inoperable due to mechanical failures within 10 working days at no cost to the

Government. The Contractor shall be responsible for the line haul railroad costs for the replacing of RTCs unless the RTC is being returned due to fault of the Government.

3. The PWS incorporating the above changes are provided herewith.

Contract Administration Data

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Addenda to SF1449:

1. The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

2. Submit offers in whole numbers only, no fractions less than one (1) yen.

3: Solicitation provisions will be physically removed from any resultant award, but will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the award.

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4. Contract Period/Performance Period: Contract period will be twelve (12) months from the effective date in Block 3 of SF 1449, with nine (9) one-year option periods which may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. At the time of contract award, specific dates will be indicated below:

(1) Base Year: From ____________ to __________

(2) Option One: From ____________ to __________

(3) Option Two: From ____________ to __________

(4) Option Three: From ____________ to __________

(5) Option Four: From ____________ to __________

(6) Option Five: From ____________ to __________

(7) Option Six: From ____________ to __________

(8) Option Seven: From ____________ to __________

(9) Option Eight: From ____________ to __________

(10) Option Nine: From ____________ to __________

4: Block 17b of SF 1449, Remittance Address:

If the remittance address is different from the mailing address, enter the remittance address below. Failure to provide this information may impact payment. This address will be used when the Government is unable to make the payment by Electronic Funds Transfer and send a check to the Contractor. The Contractor insert the address here:

5. Block 18b of SF 1449, Invoicing office is as follows:

DLA ENERGY JAPAN

Unit 5266, Bldg 1584

Yokota Air Base

Fussa-shi, Tokyo 197-0001

6. Block 25 of SF 1449, Accounting and Appropriation Data: Accounting and appropriation data will be inserted at the time of award.

7. Submission of Non-electronic Payment Request (See DFARS 252.232-7003, para (d)): By Right- Fax (commercial numbers in the United States: (614)701-2644), courier service, and regular mails through Japan Post.

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

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 entirety 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 120 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, and Part III - Technical Proposal.

B. Specific Instructions:

1. PART I - SUMMARY AND MISCELLANEOUS DATA. Submit an original hard copy plus one (1) electronic copy.

(a) The offeror shall provide a concise summary and master table of contents of the entire proposal.

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

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

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

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

2. PART II - PRICE PROPOSAL - Limited to no more than 20 pages. Submit an original hard copy plus one (1) electronic copy.

(a) This Part shall contain the following:

(i) A completed Schedule of Supplies/Services, continuation sheets of SF 1449, blocks 19 - 24.

(ii) Data Other Than Certified Cost and Pricing Data. Relevant sales data which include, but are not limited to, the following: Established catalog or market prices, data related to prior sales (or offered for sale) of the same or similar items to include sales price, name and/or type of customers (non-governmental, governmental, fuel manufacturer, distributor, retail end-user, or other entities), date, quantity sold or leased, model numbers, tonnage (size), age of tank cars, lease period, locations used, type of fuels used for, warranties, key product technical specifications, maintenance agreements, preferred customer rewards and nature of the transactions (such as terms and conditions including any related discounts, refunds, rebates, offsets, liabilities, and other adjustments).

(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 a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft EXCEL.

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

3. PART III - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL - Limited to no more than 20 pages. Submit an original hard copy plus one (1) electronic copy.

(a) Factor 1 - Proposed RTC Type(s) and Quantity: Specify proposed RTC type(s) and quantities along with specification and diagram of offered RTC type.

(b) Factor 2 - Maintenance Schedule of RTCs: Provide a list of the all RTC identified with the date of the last Japan Freight Railway Company (JFRC) General Inspection and the schedule of the inspection during the contract period including all options.

C. Documents submitted in response to this RFP must be consistent with the requirements of the solicitation, Government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

D. 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, II and III shall be as follows:

(a) Each written Part of the proposal shall be separately bound and labeled in standard three ring loose-leaf binders and clearly identified on the front and side. Each Part shall contain a Table of Contents, Cross References, and the List of Tables and Drawings (if applicable). 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, except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11" x 17" or A3 size.

(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 11 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) In addition to the paper copies specified for each Part, one electronic copy of each Part of the entire offer must be submitted. The electronic version of the proposal shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft Office 2010 which includes software programs such as WORD, EXCEL, or PowerPoint. For those pages of the proposal that cannot be submitted using Microsoft Office, such as the Standard Form 1449, offerors shall include those pages electronically using Adobe Acrobat portable document files (.pdf) format. The Price Part shall be submitted in EXCEL spreadsheet format and MS WORD for price narrative. The electronic version shall be submitted by email or ARL SAFE. USB flash drives, floppy disks, and zip disks are NOT acceptable.

Indicate the Part number and title on each electronic file. The paper copies and electronic versions shall be identical in all respects. In the event there are any discrepancies between the paper copies and electronic copies, the paper copies take precedence and will be used for evaluation. Ensure the electronic documents can be opened. Use separate files and folders to permit rapid location of all portions, including exhibits and attachments, if any. Replacement electronic files will be required to update the final proposal resulting from any discussions and updates, if applicable.

(h) RESERVED.

(i) 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.

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

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

The following table summarizes the proposal submission:

PART I: SUMMARY AND MISCELLANEOUS DATA

# of Electronic Copy: 1

# of Paper Copy: 1

PAGE LIMIT: Not Applicable.

DUE DATE: See Block 8 of SF1449

PART II: PRICE PROPOSAL

# of Electronic Copy: 1

# of Paper Copy: 1

PAGE LIMIT: (i) A completed Schedule of Supplies/Services: Self-explanatory; (ii) No more than 20 pages

DUE DATE: See Block 8 of SF1449

PART III: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

# of Electronic Copy: 1

# of Paper Copy: 1

PAGE LIMIT: No more than 20 pages.

DUE DATE: See Block 8 of SF1449

E. Documents submitted in response to this RFP must be consistent with the requirements of the solicitation, Government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

F. Information regarding submission of proposals:

<< ELECTRONIC COPY>> Offerors shall submit electronic copies of quotation via email or AMRDEC SAFE. By submitting an electronic copy, offerors assume all risk of quotations not getting through security measures and firewalls. The offeror shall follow the instructions listed below:

1. Only files created using Microsoft WORD, Microsoft EXCEL, and/or Adobe .pdf files will be accepted. No zip files will be accepted.

2. Include the description "RFP FA520919RA005" in your subject line of the email when a quotation is submitted.

3. Email the file(s) by the solicitation closing date and time to the following email addresses:

joshua.grubb@@us.af.mil and maki.kodama.jp@us.af.mil and call the POCs to confirm the receipt of the quotation at 042-552-3010 from inside Japan, 011-81-42-552-3010 from the United States, or +81 (country code)-42-552-3010 from other areas outside Japan.

4. If the total size of email is expected to exceed 5MB, the offeror may use AMRDEC SAFE https:// safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/ to upload the files. It is an offeror's responsibility to ensure the receipts by contacting the POCs.

5. The offeror may also use AMRDEC SAFE as an alternate method when the offeror is incapable of submission of quotation via email.

6. In a circumstance that the offeror experiences technical issues on both email and the access to AMRDEC SAFE, the offeror may submit electronic copies of quotation via fax at 042-551-0973 from inside Japan / +81 (country code)-42-551-0973 from outside Japan after notifying the POCs. It is an offeror's responsibility to (1) allow sufficient time to complete fax transmission by the solicitation closing date and time and (2) ensure the receipts by contacting the POCs.

<< PAPER COPY >>

7. Hand carried or mailed proposals must be delivered to the following address:

374th Contracting Squadron

Attn: Ms. Maki Kodama

Unit 5228, Building 620

Yokota Air Base

Fussa-shi, Tokyo 197-0001

8. 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.

9. Offerors are cautioned that Yokota Air 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."

10. 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)

UNIT 5228

APO AP 96328-5228

APO, AP 96328-5228

United States Maki Kodama, Email: maki.kodama.jp@us.af.mil Telephone: 225-6261

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Email: joshua.grubb@us.af.mil Telephone: 225-7499