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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)

CODE FACILITY CODE

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

List of Attachments

The following attachments were added:

Appliances - RFQ Attachment 3 - Pre-Solicitation Checklist 20Jul20

The following attachments were deleted:

Appliances - RFQ Attachment 3 - Pre-Solicitation Checklist 23Jun20

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Instrs., Conds., and Notices to Offerors ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (ITO) - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2020)

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1.1 This section of ITOs provides general guidance for preparing quotes as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the quote. The offeror's quote must include all data and information requested by the ITO and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. The Government may consider any offeror who submits an incomplete package to be ineligible for entering into a BPA. The offer shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the BPA Terms and Conditions and RFQ Atch 1 Condensed Summary. Non-conformance with the instructions provided in this ITO may result in an unfavorable evaluation. The offer acceptance period shall be 180 days. The response shall consist of two(2) separate volumes: Volume I - Technical Quote and Volume II - Solicitation. The offer acceptance period shall be a minimum of 180 calendar days.

1.2 The quote shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims.

1.3 The offeror shall obtain any subsequent amendments to the RFQ from beta.SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of the offeror to continually review beta.SAM.gov for any amendments issued to the RFQ. If this RFQ is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged and in full force and effect. The offeror shall provide the Government with their acknowledgement of receipt for all amendments with their quote or any quote revisions thereto.

1.4 If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contract Specialists (CSs) in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the CO/CS to consider as related to the omission or error. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to enter into BPAs based on the initial responses to this RFQ, as received, without further correspondence. This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial responses.

1.5 The offeror shall follow the Pre-Solicitation Checklist for Offerors (Attachment 3) in order to prepare the

FA564120Q00010002

solicitation. The checklist will include important information to ensure offerors address all aspects of the RFQ in their quote.

1.6 The offeror shall verify that (1) the Government timely received the quote; and (2) the offer is complete as outlined in the addendum to 52.212-1. The Government will be responsible neither for offers not received nor for any failure of the offeror to verify the receipt of the e-mailed offer.

In order to be considered for a BPA, a quote must be received NLT COB 10 August 2020, 1500 hours Central European Summer Time (CEST).

1.7 All questions regarding the RFQ must be submitted via email to Jennifer Schneider, Barbara Wafzig, Maria Kuper and shall be received No Later Than (NLT) Close of Business (COB) 15 July 2020

The offeror shall direct all correspondence, questions, and quotes in writing, using the English language, to the email addresses below.

JENNIFER SCHNEIDER 764 ESS/PKA

Phone: +49-631-536-6788 e-mail: jennifer.schneider.7.de@us.af.mil

BARBARA WAFZIG 764 ESS/PKA Phone:+49-631-536-7131 e-mail: barbara.wafzig.de@us.af.mil

MARIA KUPER 764 ESS/PKA

Phone +49-631-536-7113 e-mail: maria.kuper.de@us.af.mil

2. SPECIFIC QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 The offeror shall prepare the quote as set forth in paragraph 2 below.

2.1.1 The quote shall be accompanied by a cover letter prepared on the company's letterhead. The title page of the quote must show the RFQ number, company name, telephone number, mailing address, and email address of the offeror.

2.1.2 Documents shall be readable with Microsoft Office 2016. When creating Portable Documentation Format (PDFs), the offeror shall create the file to enable textual search and copy functions. The offeror shall provide no weblinks in the quote.

2.1.3 The part of the technical quote for Subfactor 2 Past Experience shall consist of no more than 10 pages. The quote for Past Experience shall be within the required page limitation as specified. The Government will remove pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this Section from the quote and will not read or evaluate them.

Text shall be single-spaced on A4 or 8.5 x 11 inches format with a minimum 1-inch margin on all sides. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. No other size pages will be accepted. Print shall be a minimum of 12 point font, Times New Roman, with the exception of pre-existing supporting documentation (e.g., product brochures /data sheets, catalog cut sheets). Bolding, underlining, highlighting, and italicizing may be used to identify topic demarcations or points of emphasis. Graphic presentations, including tables, are subject to the same font size and spacing requirements, and shall have spacing and text that is legible.

2.1.4 The offeror shall complete the Company Identification Sheet (Attachment 2) as applicable and submit it as part of their quote.

2.1.5 The offeror shall submit the complete quote via email. All electronic data submissions must be checked and determined to be "virus-free" prior to submission. In order to ensure that no attachments were lost during the electronic submission of the quote, the offeror shall list all attachments in the original e-mail text. The offeror shall contact the Government POCs listed in paragraph 1.7 above in case of issues with the electronic submission of the quote with electronic transfer. The Government will confirm receipt of electronic quotes upon the offeror's request.

2.1.6 The offeror shall meet all RFQ requirements, such as terms and conditions and representations and certifications, in addition to the technical evaluation factor and subfactors. Failure to follow the aforementioned instructions may render the offeror's quote unacceptable.

2.2 The Government may use any information the offeror submit for market research on future requirements.

2.3 This is not an "all or none" RFQ. The offeror may submit quotes for one, two or all countries.

2.4 Prior to award, the offeror shall have a Date Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and shall be registered in Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) to be considered for issuance of a multiple award BPA. Registration and information on the registration may be obtained by going to the following websites:

http://wawf.eb.mil/ https://www.beta.SAM.gov

2.5 Technical Evaluation Factor and Standards: The addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (OCT 2018) provides information on the format and content of the proposal package and what items need to be submitted for each volume. The FAR Clause 52.212-2, EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), provides a complete description regarding the evaluation factor and its subfactors for award.

3. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL QUOTE

3.1 General: The offeror shall include information they deem appropriate to address the technical criteria in the quote in an orderly format. This information shall be consistent with the evaluation criteria for award set forth in the Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2 of this solicitation. To facilitate evaluation, the information contained in the technical quote shall be specific, detailed, and clearly demonstrate that the offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirement for the accomplishment of this effort.

3.2 Subfactor 1: Appliances List:

The offeror shall mark the appliances they can offer in each category and for each country listed in Atch 1 - Condensed Summary with "Yes". Quotes for one, two or all countries may be submitted, if the offeror can deliver at least 50% of the required models for any one of the listed countries.Direct follow-on models are basically acceptable as long as they have the same feature (salient criteria) than the previous model. For follow-on models the Government requires an item data-sheet and documentation from the manufacturer that this is the replacement model confirming that end of life (EOL) is causing the change.

3.3 Subfactor 2: Past Experience:

The offeror shall provide proof of their past experience in delivering large quantities (at least 100) of appliances to locations in Europe within 60 calendar days during the last 3 years from the date of issuance of this solicitation by submitting a reference list. The offeror's experience can be commercial and/or governmental. The offeror shall include the following information for each contract or subcontract:

a. Contracting Agency/Customer

b. Contract Number (for subcontracts, provide the prime contract number and subcontract number)

c. Contract Type

d. Total Contract Dollar Value per Year and Total Contract Dollar Value for all Years

e. Date of Award

f. Period of Performance

g. Description of Requirement (including delivered quantity)

h. Contracting Officer's Name or Commercial Customer Point of Contact, Telephone Number and E-mail Address

3.4 Subfactor 3: Spare Parts:

The offeror shall confirm that they are able to deliver ordered spare parts and respond to warranty calls within 10 calendar days from the date of the order or of the call by marking the spare parts/warranty call statements in the tab "Subfactor 3 - Spare parts" of Atch 1 - Condensed Summary with "Yes".

3.5 Subfactor 4: Warranty:

The offeror shall confirm that they offer at least the EU minimum 2 year manufacturer's warranty (statutory liability) on all of their proposed appliances by marking the warranty statement in the tab "Subfactor 4 - Warranty" of Atch 1 - Condensed Summary with "Yes".

4. VOLUME II - SOLCITATION

4.1 The offeror shall complete blocks 12, 17a and b, 30a, b and c of the Standard Form (SF) 1449. Enter applicable CAGE Code in block 17a, CODE. Enter a checkmark in block 17b if there is a remittance address.

The "original" copy shall be clearly marked under separate cover. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the SOLICITATION, with attachments. The SOLICIATION constitutes the model contract.

4.2 The offeror shall complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in provisions 52,204-24, 52.204.26, 52.209-7, 52.209-11 and 52.212-3. The provisions are also identified on Attachment 4, Pre-Solicitation Checklist for Offerors. The provision of FAR 52.212-3 shall be completed in www.beta.SAM.gov and be current during the 180 calendar day offer acceptance period.

4.3 The offeror shall acknowledge Solicitation Amendments. The offeror shall provide the Government all executed SF30s, or other appropriate amendment acknowledgements (if applicable).

4.4 The offeror shall provide the name, title, and telephone number of the company/division point of contact who can make decisions concerning their quote and who can obligate their company contractually. Also, the offeror shall identify the individual(s) authorized to negotiate with the Government. The offeror shall ensure compliance with FAR 4.102. Contractors Signature. The offeror shall provide the company/division's street address, country and facility code; CAGE code and DUNS code.

4.5. Please note that no pricing shall be submitted with your quote. Price evaluation shall be done at call order level.

(End of provision)

APO AE 09094-3187

UNIT 3187

APO, AE 09094-3187

United States Barbara Wafzig, Email: barbara.wafzig.de@us.af.mil Telephone: 314-489-7131

Email: jennifer.schneider.7.de@us.af.mil Telephone: 314-489-6788