Change Log for Solicitation GS-00P-09-BSC-0694.doc

CHANGE LOG FOR GS-00P-09-BSC-0694

Page 6 – Section A.1 The winning Contractor will be responsible for the following duties:

a) Supply of firm or interruptible natural gas supply for delivery to various Federal facilities listed in Exhibit 1 including LDC,interstate and intrastate pipeline losses;

Page 7 – Section A.3

1. The price of gas burned in excess of 110% of historical volumes shall be found by using the applicable monthly average midpoint price index as published in Inside FERC, Gas Daily or Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) for the month, plus transportation if any (if citygate price no transportation will be added), fixed margin of $0.10 per MMBTU, and procurement fee of $.04 per MMBTU (as defined in Section A.19).

2. The price of any gas below 90% of historical volumes that was not burned shall be sold and priced using the applicable monthly average midpoint price index as published in Inside FERC, Gas Daily or NGI for the month and applied as follows:

Contractor shall submit to the COR a copy of the monthly invoice and a spreadsheet listing the additional quantities of gas purchased or gas sold, the applicable Inside FERC, Gas Daily or NGI pipeline pricing point, and on a daily basis, the applicable Inside FERC, Gas Daily or NGI price of gas for the first day to the last day of the month, and as applicable transportation cost, fixed $0.10 margin, and fixed procurement fee of $0.04. This additional gas purchased or sold shall be listed on the monthly invoice as a separate line item with any associated comments. Once the applicable pricing point has been chosen and documentation provided to the COR, Contractors will not be allowed to switch the publication used for the remainder of the contract.

Page 8 – Section A.4 Index Based Gas: The Commodity Price to be paid for Index Based Gas shall be the applicable Index Based Unit Price per MMBTU multiplied by the Index Based Gas Volume per MMBTU for the designated remaining percentage (eg:25%) of gas delivered and accepted by the LDC for each Federal facility account. The Index Based Unit Price shall be based on the monthly average midpoint Henry Hub price as published in Inside FERC, Gas Daily or Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) for the associated month.

Page 9 – Section A.5 The initial term of this Agreement shall be for the number of full billing cycles specified in the auction schedule in Exhibit 1. The service start and end dates shall be established by either the date specified in the auction schedule in Section C or the next meter read date immediately following the date specified in the auction schedule in Exhibit 1 pursuant to specific LDC enrollment procedures. It will be the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure that the delivery start date complies with these terms and any penalties resulting from missing this required service start date shall be born by the Contractor. Should an extension beyond the original contract term be required by the Contracting Officer, a bilateral contract extension shall be negotiated for a term of up to 12 months beyond the end of the original contract term.

The data provided in Exhibit 1 is historical usage for the facilities and is for usage baseline and planning purposes only. The historical volumes provided are burnertip usage and all costs associated with both LDC and Pipeline (intrastate and interstate) line losses are to be included in bid prices.. Line losses are not included as part of the 10% variance provision. The Contractor is responsible for the analysis of all account data available and the acquisition of adequate quantities for each facility.

Page 10 – Section A.9

ORIGINAL:

The data provided in Exhibit 1 is historical usage for the facilities and is for usage baseline and planning purposes only. The historical volumes provided are burnertip usage and both LDC and Pipeline line losses will be billed as a separate line item at the contract rate. Line losses are not included as part of the 10% variance provision. The Contractor is responsible for the analysis of all account data available and the acquisition of adequate quantities for each facility.

NEW:

The data provided in Exhibit 1 is historical usage for the facilities and is for usage baseline and planning purposes only. The historical volumes provided are burnertip usage and all costs associated with both LDC and Pipeline (intrastate and interstate) line losses are to be included in bid prices. Line losses are not included as part of the 10% variance provision. The Contractor is responsible for the analysis of all account data available and the acquisition of adequate quantities for each facility.

Page 31 – Section C.3

(6) Offeror must provide either proof of a current rating of A or better with Moody’s or Standards and Poor’s, a letter of credit or proof they can obtain a letter of credit (performance bonds, etc) which provides assurance that the offeror’s firm has sufficient financial credit to cover the volumes of natural gas they intend to bid on.

Page 59 – Attachment 5 Q: Once a supplier submits a bid, is it considered a firm bid?

A: Yes. Per the terms of the Solicitation, once a bid is entered the supplier is contractually required to hold that bid until the time specified in the Solicitation and Exhibit 1 even if it is not the lowest price bid in the auction except as specified in Section C.1 regarding the event of more than 5% market movement between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM ESTon the day of the auction.

Page 60 – Attachment 5

The following Question & Answer has been deleted

Q: Can companies pull their own Dunn & Bradstreet report to satisfy the proof of insurance requirement (assuming all companies with a D&B already have adequate insurance)?

A: No. Per the Solicitation, all suppliers are required to provide a letter of credit or insurance.

Pages 65 through 69 - Attachment 5

All questions received during the supplier teleconference held on 7/15 or via e-mail before the deadline of 5:00 PM EST on 7/22 have been answered and all Q&As have been added to Attachment 5 Page 69 – Attachment 5

· Audited financial statements, Supply Agreements, annual reports, Dunn & Bradstreet reports, Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s reports, credit ratings, bond ratings, annual reports, etc to prove financial capability for servicing awarded contracts.

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