Metis_II_Amendment_3.doc

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The following items are applicable to this modification:

REASON FOR MODIFICATION:

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate revisions to the Request for Proposal. Bold letters and a vertical line to the right delineate the revisions.

A. SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

1. Block 6, - Contracting Office name change.

B. SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

1. H-2 (c) – Language deleted.

ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The following have been modified:

SECTION H

PART I

SECTION H

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H-1. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

It is the responsibility of the contractor to insure that the professional employees required to perform the services called for in this contract meet all of the requirements of Regulation 29 CFR Part 541.

H-2. TASK ORDERS

(a) Requirements in the PWS shall be implemented and directed by task orders, issued by the CO except under extenuating circumstances. The contractor shall not proceed with the work until the estimated cost is negotiated. It is not anticipated that any work will begin on any task order until the task order is priced. However, in the event it does becomes necessary to start the work prior to completion of negotiations, the task order maybe issued as a change order subject to the provisions of FAR 52.243-2. The Contracting Officer, in accordance with

FAR 52.216-18, 52.216-19 and 52.216-22, will unilaterally issue the task order. Task orders shall describe the work to be performed, the estimated cost, and performance schedule. Funds will be obligated by each task order, but may be incrementally funded. The terms and conditions of this contract shall be applicable to task orders issued under this contract.

(b) Prior to issuance of a task order, the Government will issue a Request for Proposal that includes: a detailed description of the work to be accomplished; the period of performance, a list of deliverables, the contractor’s response date, and additional data as appropriate to assist the contractor in understanding the task.

(c) The contractor shall submit a detailed technical and cost proposal. Proposals shall be submitted to the contracting office no later than the stated contractor’s response date. Proposals shall be priced on a

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) basis, as specified by the Government using rates listed in Section J, Attachment 4, Labor Category Rates for Task Orders.

(d) Upon completed negotiations, task orders will be issued by the Contracting Officer. Changes to task content, estimated cost, schedules, and deliverables shall be accomplished by a negotiated modification to the task order.

However, the contractor may redistribute the labor hours among the categories of all task orders as long as they do not exceed the dollar amount allocated for CLIN 0001 of the task orders.

(e) Negotiated rate will be incorporated in Attachment 4 to the contract at the time of award. Proposals for task orders will be at the rates incorporated into the contract.

H-3. TASK ORDER PRICING

The cost estimated for each task order will be established using the rates proposed by the contractor and accepted by the Government in Section J, Attachment 4. A fixed fee rate (%) will also be established. This fixed fee rate will be applied to the estimated cost accepted by the Government to determine the fixed fee for each task order issued under CLIN 0001 of this contract. Issuance of task orders is subject to availability of funds FAR clause 52.232-18. Further all task orders issued under this contract are subject to funding limitations set forth in FAR clause 52.232-19

Delivery Order Limitations, Section I hereof.

H-4. BILLING RATES

The billing rates approved by the cognizant DCAA shall be used by the contractor to invoice for the interim reimbursement of incurred costs (FAR 42.7). Such rates shall be exclusive of profit or fee. Final indirect cost rates will be negotiated in accordance with FAR 52.216-7(d), and the contract modified accordingly.

H-5. ORGANIZATION CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ALTERNATE III

(a) The contractor may gain access to proprietary information of other companies during contract performance. The contractor agrees to enter into company-to-company agreements to (1) protect another company’s information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it is considered proprietary by the other company and (2) to refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. For information purposes, the contractor shall furnish copies of these agreements to the Contracting Officer. These agreements are not intended to protect information, which is available to the Government or to the contractor from other sources and furnished voluntarily without restriction.

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