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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 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.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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)

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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The purpose of this amendment is to revise Section F.4, G.8 and M.7 of the RFP. The amendment also incorporates additional FAR Clauses in Section I into the solicitation. The amendment provides answers to questions received and clarify applicable clauses.

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FDA/OO/OFBA/OAGS/DAP

OAGS - Field Operations Branch Nick Sartain 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson AR 72079

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06/21/2018

Attachment 1 to this Amendment shows, using track changes, changes on the applicable pages and Attachment 2 to this Amendment is the conformed RFP (page 2-54) without the track changes.

This Amendment clarifies that FAR Clauses 52.216.31 and 52.232-7 shall apply to Task Orders that are issued as either a Time-and-Material or Labor-Hour task basis.

Questions and answers:

Question 1. RFP Section F.4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE- Most of the work will be performed at the contractor’s facility. However, the Government requires all personnel listed as Key Personnel (Section G.5) to be located within a reasonable commutable distance from the FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD for items that require occasional onsite support. There will be no travel reimbursement for key personnel when work is performed at FDA’s White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD.

Specifically, what is a “reasonable commutable distance”? and if that includes air travel outside the local commuting area, then is that cost not reimbursable by the contract? Also, if our distance excludes us as a prime applicant, would it also do so if we were to perform as a subcontractor?

Answer, Question 1. Optimally, Contractors and their subcontractors, if any, would be located within the area of Washington, D.C. (i.e., the District of Columbia; Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church Cities, Va.; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties, Va.; and Charles, Montgomery, and Prince Georges Counties, Md.). In such cases, there would be no travel reimbursement for travel to/from the FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD or to/from any other facilities within the Washington, D.C.

area. Offerors’ attention is directed to the amended RFP Section F.4, Place of Performance and RFP Section G.8, Travel Costs and Other Direct Costs.

Question 2. Does the HHS small business subcontracting plan apply to small business concerns?

Answer, Question 2. The small business subcontracting plan only applies to large business concerns under the applicable NAICS code. The HHS OSDBU fully expects that the HHS established small business subcontracting goals identified in the subcontracting plan in Section J of the RFP as the minimum goals will be achieved in the resulting subcontracting plan for the contract. Plans that do not identify goals meeting the minimum may be considered unacceptable by the HHS OSDBU staff upon review and subsequent failure to meet those goals may negatively impact subsequent past performance evaluations.

Question 3. Does Government intend to award multiple IDIQ and some of them reserved for small business concern?

Answer question 3. The Government intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts. There are no set asides or awards reserved for small business concerns. Awards will be made on a best value basis as identified in the RFP.

Question 4. How many awards do you anticipate?

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Answer question 4. The Government anticipates multiple competitive proposals, with the potential for multiple awards. The number of awards is dependent on the technical capability, past performance and price of the proposals. An estimated range of awards is between 2-4 but this number may change.

Question 5. Is there any incumbent? If yes, who are they and what are the contract numbers?

Answer question 5. Contract #HHSF223201750065A (IMS Government Solutions, Inc.) was awarded in FY17 to support the BEST initiative. Contract #HHSF223201400030I (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.)

was also used for BEST Initiatives.

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