ARRA Roof Amend 0002 attachment 10-28-2009.doc

Standard Form 30 Continuation Sheet

Request for Proposal GS-08P-09-JA-C-0062

RECOVERY - Roof Mounted Grid Tied PV System, Buildings, 20, 56, & 810, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, Colorado

Amendment 0002 - Attachment 1 Page 1 of 3 Pages A. This amendment is issued to provide clarifications, reminders and/or additional information as follows:

1. Reminder: To be eligible for an award, Contractor's respective Central Contractor Registration (CCR) report must list NAICS Code 334413, Semiconductor and Related Devise Manufacturing (Size Standard 500 employees) at the time of award.

2. Clarification: Total Small Business Set-Aside - Refer to the Request for Proposal (RFQ), Pages 39 and 40, Section 00700, Clause Number 126, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders --Commercial Items (Aug 2009). Contained in the aforementioned clause is FAR clause 52.219-6, entitled, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003).

3. Reminder: Instructions to Contractors who have obtained a CD of drawings. Contractors who do not receive an award associated with this RFP, shall either; 1.) Destroy/dispose of the aforementioned CD and forward to the Contracting Officer of Record a completed DISPOSAL STATEMENT contained on Page 52 of the RFP or 2.) Return the aforementioned CD to the Contracting Officer of Record.

4. Buy American Act - There are a variety of clauses applicable to the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and are incorporated in to this RFP. Pay particular attention to the regulations and restrictions identified in FAR 52.225-23, Required use of American Iron, Steel and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American Act--Construction Material Under Trade Agreements. In the event you desire to use a construction material other than those permitted in FAR 52.225-23, Contractors will be required to seek a waiver in accordance with FAR 52.225-22, Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American Act--Construction Materials.

5. Additional Requirement - Buy American Act - To be responsive to this RFP, Contractors providing a proposal will be required to complete and include in its proposal the Buy American Act Certificate on Page 3 of this attachment.

Standard Form 30 Continuation Sheet

Request for Proposal GS-08P-09-JA-C-0062

RECOVERY - Roof Mounted Grid Tied PV System, Buildings, 20, 56, & 810, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, Colorado

Amendment 0002 - Attachment 1

Page 2 of 3 Pages

6. Additional Information: In accordance with Amendment 0001, issued October 27, 2009, Questions Numbers 34 and 35 are hereby answered as follows:

34. With respect to the use of any traditional monocrystalline and/or polycrystalline PV modules, may the PV modules be manufactured outside of the U.S. so long as they meet all of the other requirements specified by the GSA in the RFP?

Refer to FAR 52.225-23, Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American Act--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements. More specifically, (b) Construction materials, states in part:

"(1) The restrictions of section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act) and the Buy American Act (41U.S.C. 10a-10d) do not apply to Recovery Act designated country construction material."

35. With respect to the PV portion of the project, by cost, what percent of the PV hardware must be manufactured in the U.S.?

The aforementioned referenced Buy American Act clauses do not contain percentages.

5. Additional Information: The following question and answer is hereby provided:

Would it be possible to locate and distribute floorplans of the existing electrical rooms in each building showing current equipment? We are trying to determine the best locations for PC system inverters.

The existing electrical rooms inside the buildings do not have adequate space for adding inverter equipment, review documents for suggested alternative locations. We will not provide these floorplans.

Standard Form 30 Continuation Sheet

Request for Proposal GS-08P-09-JA-C-0062

RECOVERY - Roof Mounted Grid Tied PV System, Buildings, 20, 56, & 810, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, Colorado

Amendment 0002 - Attachment 1

Page 3 of 3 Pages

BUY AMERICAN ACT CERTIFICATE

(a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in

Paragraph (b) of this certificate, is a domestic end product, either manufactured in the United States or manufactured in the Recovery Act designated countries. This certification is associated with FAR 52.225-23, Required Use of American Iron, Steel and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American Act--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.

(b) The offeror shall list as foreign end products those construction materials not manufactured in the United States or the Recovery Act designated countries.

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Foreign Construction Material

Print Name of Authorized Negotiator Date

Signature of Authorized Negotiator