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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 telegram 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 your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter 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 NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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 ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 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 NO.

IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, 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 (No., 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)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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I. STANDARD FORM (SF) 33

No changes made.

II. SECTION A

III. SECTION B

A. Section B.2

B. Section B.2.1

REMOVE:

The Contractor shall become proficient in the use of the BLS SOC system in preparation for submitting proposals under task order solicitations. OCOs will be trained by GSA and OPM in the use of the SOC direct labor pricing estimates for their task order requirements, which incorporates pricing considerations for over 640 metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in the CONUS and US territories.

For each SOC, the BLS provides a National 50th Percentile estimate, a National 75th Percentile estimate, and a National 90th Percentile estimate. Also identified are the states where each occupation is paid the highest. While not identified on the BLS website, the BLS also provides a 50th Percentile estimate, a 75th Percentile estimate, and a 90th Percentile estimate for each SOC in each state, metropolitan, and non-metropolitan area in the United States. This information will be incorporated into a labor estimating tool to be provided to OCOs and Contractors on the official HCaTS webpage at http://gsa.gov/hcats.

FROM:

Except for ancillary labor as defined under Section B.3, when responding to task order solicitations, regardless of contract type, the Contractor shall identify both Prime and Subcontractor labor using the HCaTS labor categories and corresponding SOC Number that applies. The Contractor may deviate from the Junior, Journeyman, Senior, and Subject Matter Expert (SME) definitions in Attachment J.1 (Standardized Labor Categories), as long as the Contractor clearly identifies the deviation in its proposals.

Additionally, the following qualification substitution chart applies:

TO:

Except for ancillary labor as defined under Section B.3, when responding to task order solicitations, regardless of contract type, the Contractor shall identify both Prime and Subcontractor labor using the HCaTS labor categories. The Contractor may deviate from the Junior, Journeyman, Senior, and Subject Matter Expert (SME) definitions in Attachment J.1 (Standardized Labor Categories), as long as the Contractor clearly identifies the deviation in its proposals. Additionally, the following qualification substitution chart applies:

C. Section B.3.1 http://gsa.gov/hcats http://gsa.gov/hcats

FROM:

Whenever possible, this specialized professional labor shall be mapped to the BLS SOC.

TO:

Whenever possible, this specialized professional labor should be mapped to the BLS SOC.

IV. SECTION C

V. SECTION D

VI. SECTION E

VII. SECTION F

VIII. SECTION G

IX. SECTION H

A. Section H.6.1

An award matrix will be published in the HCaTS PMO website publicizing which accreditations Contractors incorporated in their contract.

TO:

An award matrix will be published in the HCaTS PMO website publicizing which accreditations Contractors incorporated in their contract. Inclusion of Contractors accreditation information in the matrix shall be optional at the Contractor’s discretion, however, the HCaTS PMO strongly encourages participation by the Contractor as a means to facilitate effective market research by OCOs where task order requirements necessitate specific accreditation(s). Contractors who elect not to have their accreditation information posted may not receive consideration for task order requirements.

X. SECTION I

XI. SECTION J

A. ATTACHMENT J.1

B. ATTACHMENT J.2

1. Removed Section L.5.2 Collection of Task Orders Confirmation Form from Relevant Experience Projects 1-4.

2. Added lines for submission of MRCL(s) documentation to Accreditations.

C. ATTACHMENT J.4

D. ATTACHMENT J.5.1

E. ATTACHMENT J.5.2

F. ATTACHMENT J.5.3

G. ATTACHMENT J.6

H. ATTACHMENT J.7

I. ATTACHMENT J.8

J. ATTACHMENT J.9

K. ATTACHMENT J.10

L. ATTACHMENT J.11

M. ATTACHMENT J.12.1

N. ATTACHMENT J.12.2

O. ATTACHMENT J.12.3

P. ATTACHMENT J.12.4

XII. SECTION K

XIII. SECTION L

A. SECTION L.4.1

1. The following sentence is amended to Title for Section L.5.1.2 (Proposal Checklist):

NOTE: Only Amendment 03, 04 and 05 will be accepted.

2. The following sentence is amended to Example File Name for Section L.5.1.11 (Contractor Key Personnel Letters):

ABC.VOL1.KEYLETTER1.pdf ABC.VOL1.KEYLETTER2.pdf

Where “1” refers to Contractor Key Personnel 1 and “2” refers to Contractor Key Personnel 2 as designated in Attachment J.4 (Pool Application and Certification)

ABC.VOL1.KEYLETTER1PY.pdf ABC.VOL1.KEYLETTER2PY.pdf

“1” refers to Contractor Key Personnel 1 and “2” refers to Contractor Key Personnel 2 as designated in Attachment J.4 (Pool Application and Certification Form) and “Y” is the Pool number.

3. The following sentence is amended to Example File Name for Section L.5.2 (Collection of Task Orders Confirmation Form):

ABC.VOL2.J9.pdf

ABC.VOL2.J9PYR5.pdf ABC.VOL2.J9PYR6.pdf

Where “Y” is the Pool number and “R5” refers to Relevant Experience Project 5 and “R6” refers to Relevant Experience Project 6.

B. SECTION L.5.5

The Offeror shall propose fully burdened ceiling rates for sole-source T&M/L-H task orders for every HCaTS labor category at each level (Junior, Journeyman, Senior, and Subject Matter Expert {SME}), by inputting the fully burdened ceiling labor rates into Column D in Attachment J.7 (Price Worksheet).

TO:

The Offeror shall propose fully burdened ceiling rates for sole-source T&M/L-H task orders for every HCaTS labor category at each level (Junior, Journeyman, Senior, and Subject Matter Expert {SME}) as set forth in Attachment J.1 (Standardized Labor Categories), by inputting the fully burdened ceiling labor rates into Column D in Attachment J.7 (Price Worksheet).

XIV. SECTION M

A. Section M.3.2

The Government will perform an initial screening process on the Top 40 by verifying that all documents listed in Attachment J.2 (Proposal Checklist) were included on the Offeror’s proposal. The Government will also identify if a minimum requirement was not met due to the Offeror not identifying it in Attachment J.2 (Proposal Checklist).

Discrepancies in documents on Attachment J.2 (Proposal Checklist) and the proposal DVD+Rs as well as those in naming will be treated as clarifications.

The Government will perform an initial screening process on the Top 40 by verifying that all documents listed in Attachment J.2 (Proposal Checklist) were included on the Offeror’s proposal. The Government will also identify if a minimum requirement was not met due to the Offeror not identifying it in Attachment J.2 (Proposal Checklist). If the Offeror represents a document on Attachment J.2 (Proposal Checklist), but the Government cannot locate it on the proposal DVD+Rs the Government may seek clarifications. However, if a minimum requirement document is not identified on Attachment J.2 (Proposal Checklist), the Government will treat this as a material omission and the Offeror will receive no further consideration for award.

B. Section M.6

Volume I Pool Application and Certification

Pool Application and Certification

Volume IV Accreditations

Accreditations

XV. HCATS RFP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A. AMENDMENT A01 answer provided for QUESTION #15 is changed

In accordance with Section M.7, the Government will establish an acceptable fully burdened ceiling rate range for each HCaTS labor category per Pool based on the proposed labor rates of every Offeror within that Pool in accordance with FAR Paragraph 15.404-1(b).

burdened ceiling rate range for each HCaTS labor category based on the proposed labor rates of every Offeror in accordance with FAR Paragraph 15.404-1(b).

B. AMENDMENT A01 answer provided for QUESTION #16 is changed

C. AMENDMENT A01 answer provided for QUESTION #44 is changed

Yes, the Government intends on publicizing all Contractor's accreditations on a publicly available website. Offerors are advised that by submitting a proposal in response to the HCaTS RFP, they are accepting all terms and conditions as prescribed therein (to include publication requirements such as with accreditations held) which shall be incorporated into the resulting contracts.

Yes, the Government intends on publicizing all Contractor's accreditations on a publicly available website. Participation in the award matrix publication is optional; see RFP Section H.6.

D. AMENDMENT A01 answer provided for QUESTION #56 is changed

E. AMENDMENT A01 answer provided for QUESTION #57 is changed proposed labor rates of every Offeror within that Pool in accordance with FAR Paragraph 15.404-1(b).

The specific labor rates proposed, agreed to and included in a resulting contract will be the ceiling rate for Time-and-Material/Labor-Hour contract types in accordance with Section B.2.5.1 for that specific Contractor.

rates of every Offeror in accordance with FAR Paragraph 15.404-1(b). The specific labor rates proposed, agreed to and included in a resulting contract will be the ceiling rate for Time-and-Material/Labor-Hour contract types in accordance with Section B.2.5.1 for that specific Contractor.

F. AMENDMENT A01 answer provided for QUESTION #112 is changed

2. Standard Form (SF) 33, RFP Sections B, H, L, M and attachment J.2 have been amended (see pages 2-9).