Amendment_A001_Solicitation_GS-00-P-17-CY-D-0002.pdf

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

FACILITY CODE

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)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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Solicitation GS-00-P-17-CY-D-0002_A001 amendment RFP

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L.6. GSAR 552.237-70 - QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFERORS (May 1989)

Offerors will be considered only from responsible organizations or individuals now or recently engaged in the performance of art conservation contracts comparable to those described in this solicitation. In order to determine an offeror’s qualifications, the offeror may be requested to furnish a narrative statement listing comparable contracts which it has performed; a general history of its operating organization; and its complete experience. An offeror may also be required to furnish a statement of its financial resources; show that it has ability to maintain a staff of regular employees adequate to ensure continuous performance of the work; and, demonstrate that its equipment and/or plant capacity for the work contemplated is sufficient, adequate, and suitable.

Competency in performing comparable work, demonstration of acceptable financial resources, personnel staffing, plant, equipment, and supply sources will be considered in determining whether an offeror is responsible.

Prospective Offerors are advised that in evaluating these areas involving any small business concern(s), any negative determinations are subject to the Certificate of Competency procedures set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Senior Conservator - Fine arts conservators in a specific area of expertise must have a master’s degree or graduate certificate from an accredited arts school, college, university or program in conservation, and have a minimum of 10 years specialized experience in the field of art conservation. Additionally, the conservator must be a Professional Associate or Fellow of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). The AIC defines these categories of membership as follows:

Professional Associate - Professional Associates (PAs) are conservators, conservation scientists, educators, or others professionally involved in conservation that, through training, knowledge, and experience, have shown a commitment to the purposes for which the AIC was established. The PA category was established in 1980. Effective January 1997, a conservator who has earned an undergraduate university degree (or the international equivalent) may apply for PA status after completing 2 years of basic conservation training and acquiring at least 3 years of experience in his/her special field. Applications for PA must be supported by 3 Fellows or PAs. Candidates must agree in writing to abide by the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice.

Fellow - In addition to the qualifications required for election to PA membership, a candidate for Fellow must have a minimum of 3 years graduate-level education (including an internship) in a conservation-related field or the equivalent in a formal apprenticeship plus a minimum of 7 years of experience after 3 years of conservation training. Moreover, evidence must be submitted of sustained high

June 30, 2017 Page 3 of 6 quality professional skills and of ethical behavior. Applicants for Fellow status must also demonstrate that they have participated in an exchange of ideas regarding methods.

Conservator (Sculpture) The sculpture conservator must have a bachelor degree or graduate certificate from an accredited arts school, college, university or program in conservation, and have a minimum of 10 years specialized experience in the field of art sculpture conservation and/or Professional Associate or Fellow of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and have a minimum of 5 years specialized experience in sculpture conservation.

Assistant Conservator/Technician. The Technician in a specific area of expertise must have a bachelor degree from an accredited arts school, college, university or program in conservation, and have a minimum of 5 years specialized experience in the field of art conservation.

Levels of Expertise. The level of expertise required for all Conservation services to be provided shall be identified by the Contractor in the Management Approach (Staffing Plan) to be submitted with the applicable delivery order. It is the government’s intention that the Contractor will use the proper level of expertise required for all contract services.

L.8.2. Technical Proposal Guidelines

The offeror should prepare specific plans for accomplishing all of the responsibilities as outlined under this RFP. The following paragraphs detail the information which should be included in this technical proposal.

A. Experience and Qualifications

(4) Minimum requirements. The following are minimum requirements and must be demonstrated:

(a) Each proposed individual must meet the level of a conservator and have completed at least four (4) projects similar to that required by this solicitation within the past three (3) years.

(b) The projects must have been completed within the required time frames and the completed work determined to be satisfactory or better.

(c) At least one Senior level conservator on staff.

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M.1. GENERAL

The best value tradeoff process in FAR 15.101-1 will be used in this procurement for the evaluation of offers and the selection of successful offerors. The award may be made on the basis of initial proposals without conducting discussions. Therefore, Offerors are requested to initially submit proposals to the Government on the most favorable terms from a technical and price standpoint. There will be a single award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, firm-fixed price contract that will result from this solicitation.

M.2. PROPOSAL EVALUATIONS

(a) A Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) consisting of GSA professional personnel will be convened to review and evaluate all proposals. These evaluations will be based on the Art Conservation Services’ responses to both the technical evaluation factors and pricing requirements stated in this RFP.

(b) The Government hereby notifies offerors that taking exception to any term or condition of the RFP (including submitting any alternate proposal that requires relaxation of a requirement) could make an offer unacceptable. Unless the RFP expressly authorized an exception with regard to that specific term or condition, the Government will consider any exception to any term or condition of the RFP that is not expressly authorized by the RFP to be a deficiency, as defined in FAR 15.001, which may or may not be subject to correction.

M.3. BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government will make an award to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, price and technical factors listed below considered. For this RFP, all evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. As proposals become more equal in their technical merit, the evaluation of price becomes more important.

M.4. TECHNICAL EVALUATION

Technical evaluation factors are listed below in descending order of importance. All sub factors are of equal importance to one another:

(1) Experience and Qualifications:

Offerors will be evaluated in regard to their familiarity, involvement, and/or application in providing art conservation to various mediums of sculptures, restoration, maintenance, GSA and Federal laws and any related services. Offerors shall provide their four (4) most recent comparable contract awards for Federal, State, or Local Government projects or private sector projects. All of these projects must have been performed in the last three

(3) years. Offerors will be evaluated on prior or ongoing projects to determine if they have adequately demonstrated their experience in conservation/restoration of each of the

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Government-owned artworks: paintings and sculptures. Offerors also will be evaluated on whether they have demonstrated sufficient staffing, or planned staffing, to undertake the projects detailed in the scope of the contract.

(2) Technical Capabilities and Resources

Offeror’s will be evaluated on the method to be used for the conservation/restoration of the artwork at the appropriate facility, equipment to accommodate artwork of varying dimensions and a method of transport for the artwork.

Offerors will be evaluated on whether they demonstrated an understanding of and experience in each of the following areas:

(1) The methods of conservation/restoration which will not cause any changes affecting the historic and/or aesthetic appearance and/or value of the artwork;

(2) The process(es) to be used for conservation/restoration work and how they are carried out in maintaining the artwork;

(3) Up-to-date information on art conservation/restoration procedures;

(4) Phases of restoring and conserving artwork;

(5) Transporting artwork

(6) Installation and Deinstallation of large scale artworks

The method to be used for the conservation/restoration of the artwork at the appropriate studio, facility and equipment to accommodate artwork of varying dimensions and scale.

(3) Capabilities of Firm

The team must also demonstrate the capability to work nationally.

Demonstrate the capacity mobilize and perform post disaster assessments in response to an event.

Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time

(4) Past Performance:

(a) Quality of Services

(b) Timeliness of Performance

(c) Customer Relations

Offerors must provide information on two (2) recent projects (no more than 3 years old) of similar scope to this solicitation, including staffing chart with role on project and contact information for the ordering entity for each project.

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(5) Management Approach:

Offerors are required to provide a management plan which will include a staffing plan, organizational chart, and explanation of organizational responsibilities. Offerors shall submit their plan for managing the contract, provide an explanation of their management philosophy, demonstrate a plan for executing contract services, and otherwise indicate how the Offeror plans to facilitate the contract requirements.

M.5. PRICE EVALUATION

Price evaluation will be based on the estimated hours/hourly rate prices quoted in Section B. The offeror’s total price will be determined by multiplying the government estimated requirement and the offeror’s proposed hourly rate price to arrive at the offeror’s total price for the base year and each option year. The price proposal will be evaluated based on the total price for the base year and the four option years.

M.6. FAR 52.217- 5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interest, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

M.7. AWARD OF CONTRACT

A contract will be awarded, pending availability of funds, (see FAR clause 52.232-18) to the successful Offeror(s) following evaluation. The award document will be Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items. This form will be executed by the Contracting Officer on behalf of the Government.

Collette Scott, Contracting Officer Description[0]: Amendment No. A001 to Solicitation No. GS-00-P-17-CY-D-0002 for Art Conservation Services - Sculpture is hereby amended to incorporate the following changes:

- REMOVE Section L.6., and then replace with revised Section L.6.

- REMOVE Section L.8.2. # A.(4), and then replace with revised Section L.8.2. # A.(4)

- REMOVE Section M - Evaluation Factors and Award, and then replace with revised Section M.

*All revised sections are enclosed. The proposal closing due date of July 14, 2017, at 10:00 am Eastern Time remains unchanged.

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