SF30_Amendment_0001_GSA_SP3_GS10F17LPP0003_02_28_2017.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 10

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

02/28/2017

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (IF APPLICABLE)

6. Issued By Code QMAB 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) Code

U.S. General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Service

Center for Charge Card Acquisition

Division 1800F Street NW

Washington, DC 20405

SAME AS BLOCK 6

8. Name and Address of Contractor (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code (x) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

GS10F17LPP0003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02/01/2007

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended X is not extended.

Offer's 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 ___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 telegram 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 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

N/A

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

[ ] 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)

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

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

Amendment 0001 to Solicitation GS10F17LPP0003 is amended as indicated on Pages 2-10.

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.

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

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

________________________________________ BY ______________________________________________

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

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE Prescribed by GSA, FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Amendment 0001 is hereby issued as follows:

A. Change Section B.2.1.2 Task Order Level Refunds as follows:

DELETE:

When requested by the agency/organization at the task order level, Contractors must break out the components of their single refund rate for transparency purposes. The breakout shall show the portion of the single refund rate associated with the minimum refund under the Master

Contract and the portion associated with any assumptions related to historical and/or projected payment information, such as agency/organization spend volume or speed of pay. See B.1.5

Historical Information by Task Order for further details.

Agencies/organizations may require the Contractor to offer tiered pricing with separate single refund amounts, applicable in the event an agency/organization does not make payment consistent with their historical payment performance. Request and acceptance of such a schedule is at the sole discretion of the agency/organization. The Contractor shall not propose, nor shall the agency/organization request or award, separate sales and productivity refunds, to include calculations based on file turn formulas for separate speed of pay. Volume of spend and speed of pay must be reflected in a single refund amount by CLIN/sub-CLIN at the task order level.

Contractors shall not propose less than the minimum refund awarded in the Master Contract at the task order level.

REPLACE:

When requested by the agency/organization at the task order level, Contractors must break out the components of their single refund rate for transparency purposes. The breakout shall show the portion of the single refund rate associated with the minimum refund under the Master

Contract and the portion associated with any assumptions related to historical and/or projected payment information, such as agency/organization spend volume or speed of pay. See B.1.5

Historical Information by Task Order for further details.

Agencies/organizations may require the Contractor to offer tiered pricing with separate single refund amounts. Request and acceptance of such a schedule is at the sole discretion of the agency/organization. The Contractor shall not propose, nor shall the agency/organization request or award, separate sales and productivity refunds, to include calculations based on file turn formulas for separate speed of pay. Volume of spend and speed of pay must be reflected in a single refund amount by CLIN/sub-CLIN at the task order level. Contractors shall not propose less than the minimum refund awarded in the Master Contract at the task order level.

Task orders shall include specific terms and conditions to address the event that an agency/organization fails to make payment consistent with the payment performance assumptions used as a basis for the task order level refund(s) awarded.

*The area highlighted herein are the only changes to the section.

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B. Change Section C.1 Definitions – Micro-purchase as follows:

Micro-purchase: An acquisition of supplies or services, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the threshold as defined in FAR Part 2.101 Definitions.

Micro-purchase: An acquisition of supplies or services, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the threshold as defined in FAR Part 2.101 Definitions. Note: Micro-purchase threshold may vary within and between agencies.

*The area highlighted herein is the only change to the section.

C. Change Section C.2.2 Transition, Figure 7: GSA SmartPay Transition Process, Offer/Evaluation Period as follows:

• Pre-Award Activity

• Government evaluates Offeror’s EAS against criteria in Section M, Factor 5, Live Test

Demonstration (LTD).

• Trade-Off Decision(s)/Best Value Determination(s) made by Source Selection Authority

(SSA).

• Contract Award(s) are made by business line.

• Government evaluates Offeror’s EAS against criteria in Section M, Factor 3, Live Test

Demonstration (LTD).

• Trade-Off Decision(s)/Best Value Determination(s) made by Source Selection Authority

D. Change Section C.3.1.1 Tier 1: Required Product and Service Offerings – Convenience

Checks (paragraph 1) as follows:

Convenience Checks: The Contractor shall provide convenience checks a maximum fixes feed and number of basis points that can be issued and accepted domestically and internationally by merchant establishments and financial institutions. Convenience checks are primarily to be used for merchants who do not accept payment solutions or other GSA SmartPay Payment solutions and in accordance with agency/organization policies. Traveler’s checks are not acceptable as a substitute for convenience checks. The convenience checks shall be an integrated part of the

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Purchase business line. The checks shall be guaranteed by the Contractor against theft or loss.

The CBA participant will notify the Contractor when it becomes evident that checks are lost or stolen. The liability of the CBA participant for lost or stolen checks shall not exceed the lesser of

$50 or the amount of money, property, labor, or services obtained before notification to the

Contractor. Convenience checks are separately priced in the pricing schedule. The Contractor shall:

Convenience Checks: The Contractor shall provide convenience checks a maximum fixed fee and number of basis points that can be issued and accepted domestically and internationally by merchant establishments and financial institutions. Convenience checks are primarily to be used for merchants who do not accept payment solutions or other GSA SmartPay Payment solutions and in accordance with agency/organization policies. Traveler’s checks are not acceptable as a substitute for convenience checks. The convenience checks shall be an integrated part of the

Purchase business line. The checks shall be guaranteed by the Contractor against theft or loss.

The CBA participant will notify the Contractor when it becomes evident that checks are lost or stolen. The liability of the CBA participant for lost or stolen checks shall not exceed the lesser of

$50 or the amount of money, property, labor, or services obtained before notification to the

Contractor. Convenience checks are separately priced in the pricing schedule. The Contractor shall:

E. Change Section C.3.4 Merchant Acceptance (paragraph 3) as follows:

At a minimum, the Contractor shall have merchant coverage and full transaction data capture for merchants listed in J.9 Attachment 9: Top GSA SmartPay Merchants, immediately upon contract award. Integrated merchant coverage shall incorporate merchants listed in J.9 Attachment 9: Top

GSA SmartPay Merchants. The Contractor shall have a mechanism in place, including a point of contact, to add new merchants and merchant types to their network, as needed by agencies/organizations. The Contractor shall assist, as requested, in promoting the benefits of accepting the payment solutions and recruiting merchants that do not currently accept the card, as well as upgrading merchants’ point-of-sale capability to enable richer transaction data capture, including more Level 3 data. Merchant acceptance shall also include:

At a minimum, the Contractor shall provide a comprehensive list showing their current merchant coverage immediately upon contract award. It is highly recommended that Contractors’ listings include as many merchants as possible found in J.9 Attachment 9: Top GSA SmartPay

Merchants. The expectation is that GSA SmartPay charge cards and other payment solutions under this program will be very widely accepted in terms of geographic location and the numbers of participating merchants. If included on the listing, full transaction data capture is required for top GSA SmartPay merchants. The same requirements apply for any business lines included

Amendment 0001 Solicitation Number GS10F17LPP0003 Page 5 of 10 under an Integrated program. The Contractor shall have a mechanism in place, including a point of contact, to add new merchants and merchant types to their network, as needed by agencies/organizations. The Contractor shall assist, as requested, in promoting the benefits of accepting the payment solutions and recruiting merchants that do not currently accept the card, as well as upgrading merchants’ point-of-sale capability to enable richer transaction data capture, including more Level 3 data. Merchant acceptance shall also include:

F. Change Section C.7 Data Management, Transaction Support and Reporting as follows:

C.7 Data Management, Transaction Support and Reporting

C.7 Data Management, Transaction Support and Reporting

Note: Micro-purchase thresholds may vary within and between agencies. All reporting and data requirements must take into consideration the varying micro-purchase thresholds.

G. Change Section H.12.4 Minimum Task Order Size for Standard Task Requests/Order as follows:

The minimum task order size for Standard Task Requests and resulting task orders is $100.00 for the purchase, travel, integrated, and fleet business lines. When the Government requires products or services for “standard” task orders covered by this contract in an amount less than minimum specified H.12.4 Minimum Task Order Size for Standard Task Requests/Order, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish those products or services under the Master Contract(s).

The minimum task order size for Standard Task Requests and resulting task orders is an estimated total charge volume of $100.00 for purchase, travel, integrated, and fleet business lines over the life of the task order. When the Government requires products or services for “standard” task orders covered by this contract in an amount less than minimum specified H.12.4 Minimum

Task Order Size for Standard Task Requests/Order, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish those products or services under the Master Contract(s).

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H. Change Section H.12.9 Ordering Process Offer/Evaluation Period as follows:

• Government evaluates Offeror’s EAS against criteria in Section M, Factor 5, Live Test

Demonstration (LTD).

• Trade-Off Decision(s)/Best Value Determination(s) made by Source Selection Authority

• Government evaluates Offeror’s EAS against criteria in Section M, Factor 3, Live Test

Demonstration (LTD).

• Best Value Determination(s) made by Source Selection Authority (SSA).

I. Change Section J.2 Attachment 2: NIST Agency Codes as follows:

J.2 Attachment 2: NIST Agency Codes

J.2 Attachment 2: NIST Agency Codes (24 February 2017) - Attachment revised to correct the agency codes for the Department of Treasury.

*The area highlighted herein is the only change to the attachment.

J. Change Section J.13 Attachment 13: GSA CIO-IT Security-09-48 Excerpts as follows:

J.13 Attachment 13: GSA CIO-IT Security-09-48 Excerpts

J.13 Attachment 13: GSA CIO-IT Security-09-48 Excerpts (24 February 2017) – Attachment revised the title for Section 1 and added Sections 2 – 4 of the excerpts.

*The area highlighted herein are the only changes to the attachment.

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K. Change Section L.2.12 Non-Government/Government Consultant/Advisors as follows:

The Government may employ individual technical consultant(s)/advisor(s) from firms under contract with GSA to read and advise on portions of the written proposals (technical or price), as well as any Live Test Demonstration (LTD).

PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector LLP (PwC)

These technical consultant(s)/advisor(s) and their firms will sign, or have already signed, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for the protection of source selection information and proprietary data. In addition, these technical consultant(s)/advisor(s) are subject to Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) notification requirements and are restricted from being a contractor, subcontractor, or teaming partner in this solicitation in any capacity. These representatives shall not, under any circumstances, be used as voting evaluators. However, the Government may consider the advice provided in its evaluation process.

Any properly vetted member of the GSA Center for Charge Card Management (CCCM) and

Center for Charge Card Acquisition and its customer agencies may serve as an advisor to the source selection process with respect to the program strategy, vision, requirements and pricing.

Section L.2.12 Non-Government/Government Consultant/Advisors is deleted in its entirety.

L. Change Section L.2.13 Evaluation Notice renumbered as follows:

Section L.2.13 Evaluation Notice

The Government may need to conduct exchanges with Offerors after receipt of proposals which will be in the form of a written Evaluation Notice (EN). Page format and limitations may be placed on responses to ENs in the event an EN is issued. ENs shall be sent electronically (i.e., via e-mail) to spcard@gsa.gov.

Section L.2.12 Evaluation Notice

The Government may need to conduct exchanges with Offerors after receipt of proposals which will be in the form of a written Evaluation Notice (EN). Page format and limitations may be placed on responses to ENs in the event an EN is issued. ENs shall be sent electronically (i.e., via e-mail) to spcard@gsa.gov.

mailto:spcard@gsa.gov mailto:spcard@gsa.gov

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M. Change Section L.3.3.1.2 Tab 8: Small Business Subcontracting Plan as follows:

There are three NAICS codes under this solicitation: 522110 Commercial Banking; 522210

Credit Card Issuing; 522320 Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse

Activities. If the Offeror is a small business for all NAICS codes offered, no subcontracting plan is required. However, if the Offeror is a small business for one NAICS code and a large business for another, it will need to submit a subcontracting plan for the NAICS code(s) in which it is a large business. Offerors who are large businesses under one or any of the other NAICS codes must submit a subcontracting plan encompassing the applicable NAICS codes. One small business subcontracting plan is required per large business Offeror for the applicable NAICS code(s). The Government will review each plan to ensure it is consistent with the provisions and clauses incorporated in this RFP. Subcontracting plans are subject to negotiation along with the terms and conditions of any contract which results from this solicitation. Failure to submit the subcontracting plan may make the Offeror ineligible for contract award. A sample outline that may be used in preparing a subcontracting plan is included in this solicitation as J.20

Attachment 20: Small Business Subcontracting Plan Format. In addition, J.23 Attachment 23:

Internal Subcontracting Goals shows GSA’s internal subcontracting goals for each business category. The goals provided equate to a percentage of the total dollars available for subcontracting opportunities as outlined within the Offerors subcontracting plan (see J.20

Attachment 20: Small Business Subcontracting Plan Format).

There are two NAICS codes under this solicitation: 522110 Commercial Banking and 522320

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities. If the Offeror is a small business for the NAICS code offered, no subcontracting plan is required. One small business subcontracting plan is required per large business Offeror for the applicable NAICS code offered with the proposal submission. The Government will review the plan to ensure it is consistent with the provisions and clauses incorporated in this RFP. Subcontracting plans are subject to negotiation along with the terms and conditions of any contract which results from this solicitation. Failure to submit the subcontracting plan may make the Offeror ineligible for contract award. A sample outline that may be used in preparing a subcontracting plan is included in this solicitation as J.20 Attachment 20: Small Business Subcontracting Plan Format. In addition, J.23 Attachment 23: Internal Subcontracting Goals shows GSA’s internal subcontracting goals for each business category. The goals provided equate to a percentage of the total dollars available for subcontracting opportunities as outlined within the Offerors subcontracting plan (see J.20 Attachment 20: Small Business Subcontracting Plan Format).

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N. Change Section L.3.4.1.1 Sub-factor 1A, Technical Expertise (paragraph 2) as follows:

Offerors must further substantiate their technical expertise in addition to the narratives above by providing the following information as part of their response to Subfactor 1A:

1) For each business line within the proposal option(s) offered, the Offeror must provide a concise narrative description of two (2) government (e.g., county, city, state, federal) or corporate payment solution projects. Projects must reflect experience providing same/similar services of a size, scope, and complexity as that anticipated under this contract. The division of work (what entity performed what part of the work) between the

Offeror (Prime Contractor) and any proposed Subcontractors or team members shall also be clearly identified within the narratives for each project, as applicable. Projects must have been successfully completed within the past five years or must be current and ongoing. Offerors must provide the following information as part of their project descriptions:

For Proposal Options 1 and 3, provide the following business line specific information:

Purchase Solutions: Accounts assigned to an individual or an office.

Travel Solutions: Accounts set-up as centrally billed accounts, individually billed accounts, or combination thereof (see also Section

C.2.1.3 GSA SmartPay Tax Advantage Travel Card Accounts), with and without ATM access.

Integrated Solutions: Demonstrate successful integration of front-end, back-end, or a combination of both processes.

For Proposal Options 2 and 3, provide the following business line specific information:

Fleet Solutions: Accounts assigned to an individual piece or group of equipment and accounts assigned to an individual person or customer unit.

2) For each project provided in response to this subfactor, fully describe the project from start-up to completion, including but not limited to, the following information:

Discuss the payment solution tools and processes used to perform each project, including but not limited to, those solutions listed in C.3.1.1 Tier 1: Product and

Service Offerings.

Discuss any security issues/breaches that occurred during the project. Include measures and procedures taken to address issues/breaches. Include measures and procedures for avoidance of future security problems.

Provide the project schedule showing critical path and key milestones.

Address whether major tasks, milestones, and deliverables were on schedule and, if applicable, the rationale for schedule changes.

Provide the charge volume, number of transactions and number of account holders for each project. Break out the charge volume, number of transactions and account holders by each type of account (i.e., centrally billed account

(CBA), individually billed account (IBA), etc.).

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Identify the client objectives for the project.

Identify leading practices and how the practice achieved significant or extraordinary results in savings of time, money and/or resources while meeting client objectives.

Identify and discuss leading practices that can be applied to any resultant contract.

Identify and discuss lessons learned to include challenges and risks encountered and processes for overcoming such issues.

REPLACE:

Offerors must further substantiate their technical expertise in addition to the narratives above by providing the following information as part of their response to Subfactor 1A:

1) For each business line within the proposal option(s) offered, the Offeror must provide a concise narrative description of two (2) government (e.g., county, city, state, federal) or corporate payment solution projects. Projects must reflect experience providing same/similar services of a size, scope, and complexity as that anticipated under this contract. Information to demonstrate same/similar technical expertise includes, but is not limited to: payment solution tools and processes; methods employed to address security issues or breaches; project schedules, key milestones, and types of deliverables; client project objectives; leading practices; and lessons learned. The division of work, in terms of what entity performed what part of the work between the Offeror (Prime Contractor) and any proposed Subcontractors or team members, shall also be clearly identified for each project, as applicable. Projects must have been successfully completed within the past five years or must be current and ongoing. Offerors must provide the following information as part of their project descriptions:

For Proposal Options 1 and 3, provide the following business line specific information:

• Purchase Solutions: Charge volume, number of transactions, and number of accountholders/accounts assigned at the project, office, and individual level, as appropriate.

• Travel Solutions: Charge volume, number of transactions, and number of accountholders, number of accounts set-up as centrally billed accounts, individually billed accounts, or combination thereof (see also Section C.2.1.3 Travel Business Line

Scope of Work (GSA SmartPay Tax Advantage Travel Card Accounts)), with and without ATM access, at the project, office and individual level, as appropriate.

• Integrated Solutions: Demonstrate successful integration of front-end, back-end, or a combination of both processes.

For Proposal Options 2 and 3, provide the following business line specific information:

• Fleet Solutions: Charge volume, number of transactions, number of accounts assigned to an individual piece or group of equipment and accounts assigned to an individual person or customer unit, as appropriate.