SF30 - Amendment 0002 - Solicitation 69319524R000001 - Final - Executed.pdf

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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 electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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.

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Washington DC 20590

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Attn: LaStar Matthews 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Office of Acquisition Management Federal Transit Administration

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

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

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

11/09/2023

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

Project Management Oversight Requirement (PMO)

Please see pages 2-6 for a description of amendment 0002.

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

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

SONJA L. ROUSEY

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

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Request for Proposal (RFP) No.: 69319524R000001 Amendment 0002

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to do the following:

1. Update the following sections of the RFP as noted below:

From (Page 143 & 144):

L.6 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The following instructions are for the preparation and submission of proposals. The purpose of Section L is to establish requirements for the format and content of proposals so that proposals contain all essential information and can be evaluated equitably. The Base Contract will provide broad, deep, and diverse expertise to meet the complete set of core disciplines and Government requirements within this solicitation.

Offerors are instructed to read the entire solicitation document, including all attachments in Section J, prior to submitting questions and/or preparing an offer. Omission of any information from the proposal submission requirements shall result in a rejection of the offer (e.g., proposal).

All information within the page limitations of the proposal is subject to evaluation. The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this solicitation.

When an Offeror is sharing resources from other entities by way of a Meaningful Relationship within a Corporate Structure, only one Offer (e.g., proposal) from that Corporate Structure shall be submitted. (See Section L.23)

To be eligible for award, Offerors are required to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation and must be deemed responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9. This includes but is not limited to the Offeror’s representation and certifications, submittal of applicable contract documentation, and submittal of an “Acceptable” Small business participation plan. If an Offeror fails to meet the solicitation requirements, the Government will not make an award to that Offeror.

Offerors are prohibited from modifying, in any way, shape, or form, any documents, printed or electronic, associated with this solicitation and any amendment(s) thereto unless specifically authorized to do so. The electronic solicitation documents, as posted on www.sam.gov, shall be the "official" documents for this solicitation.

The Government may determine an offer to be unacceptable if the offer does not comply with all the terms and conditions of the RFP and prospective contract and the following:

• Completion of Standard Form 33, Blocks 12 through 18.

• Submission of proposed costs/prices and indirect cost information as required by Section B of this RFP.

• Completion of the “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of

Offerors” in Section K; and http://www.sam.gov/

• Submission of information required by Section L

To: (Page 143 & 144)

L.6 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The following instructions are for the preparation and submission of proposals. The purpose of Section L is to establish requirements for the format and content of proposals so that proposals contain all essential information and can be evaluated equitably. The Base Contract will provide broad, deep, and diverse expertise to meet the complete set of core disciplines and Government requirements within this solicitation.

Offerors are instructed to read the entire solicitation document, including all attachments in Section J, prior to submitting questions and/or preparing an offer. Omission of any information from the proposal submission requirements shall result in a rejection of the offer (e.g., proposal).

All information within the page limitations of the proposal is subject to evaluation. The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this solicitation.

When an Offeror is sharing resources from other entities by way of a Meaningful Relationship within a Corporate Structure, only one Offer (e.g., proposal) from that Corporate Structure shall be submitted. (See Section L.23)

To be eligible for award, Offerors are required to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation and must be deemed responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9. This includes but is not limited to the Offeror’s representation and certifications, submittal of applicable contract documentation, and submittal of an “Acceptable” Small business participation plan. If an Offeror fails to meet the solicitation requirements, the Government will not make an award to that Offeror.

Offerors are prohibited from modifying, in any way, shape, or form, any documents, printed or electronic, associated with this solicitation and any amendment(s) thereto unless specifically authorized to do so. The electronic solicitation documents, as posted on www.sam.gov, shall be the "official" documents for this solicitation.

The Government may determine an offer to be unacceptable if the offer does not comply with all the terms and conditions of the RFP and prospective contract and the following:

• Completion of Standard Form 33, Blocks 12 through 18.

• Complete and signed all Government issued amendments.

• Submission of proposed costs/prices and indirect cost information as required by Section B of this RFP.

• Completion of the “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of

Offerors” in Section K; and

• Submission of information required by Section L http://www.sam.gov/

From (Page 145 & 146):

L.9 DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL

The Offeror assumes the full responsibility of ensuring that the proposal/offer is received by the date and time specified in this solicitation. Offerors shall be required to submit their proposal electronically. In order to facilitate the efficiency of the Government’s solicitation and award process through advance information on the anticipated number of Offerors, the Government requests that potential Offerors submit the name, e-mail, and telephone number of its firm’s primary point of contact and alternate point of contact (two individuals) to FTA2024ProjectManagementOversight@dot.gov no later than 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on December 13, 2023. The firm’s primary POC will be responsible for uploading all required documents as a part of the offeror’s proposal submission. Please note, only potential Offerors that have submitted an intent to submit an offer by e-mailing their primary and alternate POCs’ contact information to the e-mail above in accordance with this section will be granted access to FTA’s secure electronic file upload site. The Offeror’s designated primary and alternate point of contact shall receive an email no later than 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on December 21, 2023 with instructions on how to upload the proposal. The alternate point of contact shall serve as a back-up in the case that the primary point of contact is not available. Offerors shall not have access to upload any information to the secure site after 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on January 11, 2024. The Government shall confirm receipt of the offeror’s proposal submission via email to the designated primary and alternate point of contact.

System Requirements

Offerors shall upload their proposal submission using a desktop computer or laptop. Mobile devices are not recommended to use for upload. Each file shall be no more than 1 Gigabyte in size when uploaded. There is no limit to the number of files per firm that can be uploaded. FTA’s server is a secure site and the link provided in the email to the firm’s primary point of contact cannot be shared and is to only be used for your firm’s proposal submission upload. Offerors will not be privy to other offeror submissions on the secure site.

The file type(s) accepted must be in one of the following formats: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, and/or Microsoft Excel. Please do not password protect the file. Please do not submit ZIP file or any other compressed file type(s). Any other format other than those listed above shall not be accepted.

Each file shall use the following nomenclature for naming uploaded documents:

Example:

FirmsName_RFPNo_Volume_I mailto:FTA2024ProjectManagementOversight@dot.gov

Testing of System

The Offerors designated primary POC shall be required to submit a test document no later than 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on January 4, 2024 to ensure they are able to access and upload information in the system. The Offeror shall upload a blank company letterhead document to FTA’s secure server as a test. The Government shall confirm receipt of this test document via email to the designated primary and alternate POC.

If you require assistance during testing and/or proposal submission upload, please contract DOT’s Office of Chief Information Officer by e-mailing OCIOClientCenter@dot.gov or calling 866-466-5221 or 202-385-4357.

Note: See Section L.7 for proposal submission due date and time.

To: (Page 145 & 146)

L.9 DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL

The Offeror assumes the full responsibility of ensuring that the proposal/offer is received by the date and time specified in this solicitation. Offerors shall be required to submit their proposal electronically. Note: No other form of submission will be accepted except what is stated below. Offerors shall be required to utilize the FTA secure site to upload their proposal submission. In order to facilitate the efficiency of the Government’s solicitation and award process through advance information on the anticipated number of Offerors, the Government requests that potential Offerors submit the name, e-mail, and telephone number of its firm’s primary point of contact and alternate point of contact (two individuals) to FTA2024ProjectManagementOversight@dot.gov no later than 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on December 13, 2023. The firm’s primary POC will be responsible for uploading all required documents as a part of the offeror’s proposal submission. Please note, only potential Offerors that have submitted an intent to submit an offer by e-mailing their primary and alternate POCs’ contact information to the e-mail above in accordance with this section will be granted access to FTA’s secure electronic file upload site. The Offeror’s designated primary and alternate point of contact shall receive an email no later than 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on December 21, 2023 with instructions on how to upload the proposal. The alternate point of contact shall serve as a back-up in the case that the primary point of contact is not available. Offerors shall not have access to upload any information to the secure site after 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on January 11, 2024. The Government shall confirm receipt of the offeror’s proposal submission via email to the designated primary and alternate point of contact.

mailto:OCIOClientCenter@dot.gov mailto:FTA2024ProjectManagementOversight@dot.gov

System Requirements

Offerors shall upload their proposal submission using a desktop computer or laptop. Mobile devices are not recommended to use for upload. Each file shall be no more than 1 Gigabyte in size when uploaded. There is no limit to the number of files per firm that can be uploaded. FTA’s server is a secure site and the link provided in the email to the firm’s primary point of contact cannot be shared and is to only be used for your firm’s proposal submission upload. Offerors will not be privy to other offeror submissions on the secure site.

The file type(s) accepted must be in one of the following formats: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, and/or Microsoft Excel. Please do not password protect the file. Please do not submit ZIP file or any other compressed file type(s). Any other format other than those listed above shall not be accepted.

Each file shall use the following nomenclature for naming uploaded documents:

Example:

FirmsName_RFPNo_Volume_I

Testing of System

The Offerors designated primary POC shall be required to submit a test document no later than 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on January 4, 2024 to ensure they are able to access and upload information in the system. The Offeror shall upload a blank company letterhead document to FTA’s secure server as a test. The Government shall confirm receipt of this test document via email to the designated primary and alternate POC.

If you require assistance during testing and/or proposal submission upload, please contract DOT’s Office of Chief Information Officer by e-mailing OCIOClientCenter@dot.gov or calling 866-466-5221 or 202-385-4357.

Offerors who do not notify the Government via fta2024projectmanagementoversight@dot.gov and OCIOClientCenter@dot.gov by 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on January 4, 2024, that they have experienced any technical issues uploading their testing document to the secure site, shall not be considered for award.

Note: See Section L.7 for proposal submission due date and time.

The due date for proposal submission is 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time on January 11, 2024. All terms and condition of solicitation # 69319524R000001 shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. For additional information, please contact Ms. LaStar Matthews at fta2024projectmanagementoversight@dot.gov.

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