HE1254-21-R-0002 Amend 01.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to:

- Update Attachment 1 - Pricing Sheet to add a tab for CLIN Breakdow n,

- Post Attachment 5 - Questions and Answ ers, and

- Update FAR 52.212-1 ADDENDUM – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2006)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 7

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 09-Dec-2020

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X HE125421R0002

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

24-Nov-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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 Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer 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 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 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)

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.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

09-Dec-2020

CODE

DOD EDUCATION ACTIVITY

ATTN: PROCUREMENT DIVISION

4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE

SUITE 05F09-02

ALEXANDRIA VA 22350-1400

HE1254 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

HE125421R0002

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment Number Document Name Number of Pages 1 Pricing Sheet Amend 01 Spreadsheet

Government Product Accessibility Template (GPAT)

3 Terms of Service Addendum 5 4 DoDEA Cloud Questionnaire 3 5 Questions and Answers (QA) Spreadsheet

52.212-1 ADDENDUM – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2006)

1. General Instructions

a. This section of the Information to Offerors provides general guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. The Offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested by the solicitation and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. The offer shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Non-conformance with the instructions provided in this Information to Offerors may result in removal of the proposal from further evaluation.

b. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their capabilities and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal.

c. The Offeror shall make a clear statement in the cover page that the proposal is firm for a minimum of 120 days from the proposal due date.

d. Proposals may only be submitted electronically via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist listed in the solicitation by the due date and time on the solicitation. DoDEA’s file size limit per email is 10MB.

Offeror’s whose proposals require the submission of more than one e-mail shall use the subject line to identify the number of e-mails being sent. For example, “ABC Company Proposal e-mail 1 of 3”.

2. General Information

a. Point of Contact The contracting officer (KO) and the contract specialist (CS) are the sole points of contact for this procurement.

Address any questions or concerns you may have to the KO and CS. Written requests for clarification must be sent to the KO at the email address located below.

Contracting Officer Name: Alim Koroma

Organization/Office Symbol: DoDEA Procurement Education Branch Phone No.: 571-372-1473 E-Mail Address: alim.koroma@dodea.edu

Contract Specialist Name: Carolynn Wendt Organization/Office Symbol: DoDEA Procurement Education Branch Phone No.: 571-372-1481 E-Mail Address: carolynn.wendt@dodea.edu

b. Debriefings The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussions. The KO will notify unsuccessful Offerors of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR 15.503. Upon such notification, unsuccessful Offerors may request and receive a debriefing.

Offerors desiring a debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.505 or 15.506, as applicable. Excluded Offerors are only entitled to one debriefing for each proposal.

However, if discussions are required, the KO will notify Offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range; whereupon, they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. Offerors excluded from the competitive range may request a pre-award debriefing or they may choose to wait until after the source selection decision to request a post-award debriefing. However, Offerors excluded from the competitive range are entitled to no more than one debriefing for each proposal. The KO will notify unsuccessful Offerors in the competitive range of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR 15.506. Upon such notification, unsuccessful Offerors may request and receive a debriefing. Offerors desiring a debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.505 or 15.506, as applicable.

c. Discrepancies If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the KO in writing.

d. Electronic Reference Documents All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on beta.SAM.gov website at https://beta.sam.gov the Potential Offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

e. Communications and Questions

Exchanges of source selection information between Government and Offerors will be controlled by the KO.

Evaluation notices and responses will be transmitted as e-mails and will be treated as source selection information.

Questions/comments are due no later than 10:00 AM EST on DECEMBER 07, 2020. Questions submitted after the deadline may not be answered. Questions/comments will only be responded to if received in email.

No information concerning this solicitation or requests for clarification will be provided in response to Offeror initiated telephone calls. All such requests must be made in writing and submitted to the KO and CS as directed above. All questions/comments provided in a timely manner will be answered in writing and provided to all Offerors via beta.SAM.gov. However, because of administrative time, written inquiries may not be answered when requests are received by the Government points of contact after the original due date for receipt of questions as specified in this solicitation. The timeframe for submitting inquiries will not be extended as a result of an extension to the due date for the receipt of offers unless authorized by the KO.

f. Award without Discussions

The Government intends to award without discussions. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best approach and/or terms for technical, past performance, and price; however, despite the intent, the

Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Source Selection Authority (SSA) determines they are necessary. If the SSA determines that discussions are necessary, a competitive range will be established. In the event issues pertaining to a proposed contract cannot be resolved to the SSA's satisfaction, the Government reserves the right to withdraw and cancel the solicitation without any liability on the part of the Government. In such event, all Offerors will be notified in writing of the cancellation.

g. Page Size and Format

A page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches. The technical and past performance volumes of the proposal are to be submitted as an MSWord or PDF document. The price volume shall be submitted via MS Excel. The Government is not responsible for correcting formulas in the Offeror’s price volume.

h. Page Limitations

Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal. Page limitations shall not be circumvented by including inserted text boxes/pop-ups or internet links to additional information; such inclusions are not acceptable and will not be considered part of the proposal. The Government reserves the right not to consider for award any proposal that does not adhere to the administrative requirements of this solicitation. Cover pages, tables of contents, and glossaries shall not be counted as part of a proposal’s page count. The following page limits have been established for all proposals in response to the solicitation, as illustrated in the table below.

Proposal Organization

VOLUME VOLUME TITLE PAGE LIMIT

1 Administrative Cover Letter No Page Limit

2 Technical Approach 30 Pages (excluding video presentation) 3 Past Performance No more than 5 References 4 Price No Page Limit 5 Representations and Certifications No Page Limit 6 Contract Documentation No Page Limit

i. Proposal Organization

VOLUME 1 – ADMINISTRATIVE COVER LETTER. This volume shall include the following:

a. Tax identification number (TIN)

b. Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS);

c. Complete Business Mailing Address;

d. Cage Code/NAICS Code; and

e. Contact Name, Phone, Fax and E-mail address

f. Offeror proposal shall be firm for 120 days from the proposal submission date.

g. Completed Attachment 2, Government Product Accessibility Template (GPAT)

h. Completed Attachment 3, Terms of Service Addendum

i. Completed Attachment 4, DoDEA Cloud Questionnaire

VOLUME 2: FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL APPROACH: The Offeror’s technical approach shall demonstrate their understanding of the PWS and Technical Exhibit (TE) 1 and 2 and shall include, but not be limited to Pass-Fail and Trade-Off Subfactors.

A. Offerors shall provide:

1. Digital access codes to the curriculum for 18 evaluators (provide digital access codes only, no physical or printed materials).

2. A 30-45 minute video presentation demonstrating their proposed instructional resources. Include the print and hands-on materials that the evaluators will not be able to see on the on-line resources. E.g.

globes, manipulatives, big books, primary source kits, etc. See Technical Exhibit 2, section 2.2 for System Requirements.

B. Pass-Fail Technical Subfactors: Offeror shall provide materials that demonstrates their ability to meet the requirements of the subfactors below:

1. Subfactor 1: Technology (Technical Exhibits 1 and 2)

Offeror’s submitted digital components met DoDEA technology safety, compliance, and compatibility tests.

2. Subfactor 2: Copyright Date (Technical Exhibit 1, section 1.3.8) Offeror self-certifies that its proposed materials shall have a copyright date of no earlier than 2018.

The copyright preference applies only to student and teacher materials (for example, the student textbook, teacher’s editions, etc.). The copy-right preference does not apply to material included as part of the Contractor’s collection (that is, articles, assessments, pictures, problems included in a textbook or supplemental to the teacher or student text) but which was created by others prior to 2018.

Materials shall be available throughout the duration of the contract and their copyright dates shall remain unchanged for the entire contract period.

3. Subfactor 3: Research-based and Standards Aligned (PWS section 1.1.4 and Technical Exhibit 1) Offeror self-certifies that its proposed materials are research based and aligned to DoDEA’s adopted standards for Social Studies.

4. Subfactor 4: Differentiated Lessons and Assessment Materials (PWS section 1.3) Offeror self-certifies that its proposed lessons and assessment materials are differentiated for age, grade, and stage of learning and support students acquiring college-and-career ready skills in history and social studies.

5. Subfactor 5: Digital Grade-Level-Specific Correlation Documents (Technical Exhibit 1, section 1.3.9) Offeror self-certifies that they will provide digital grade-level-specific documents that correlate the student textbook and related materials to the DoDEA’s CCRS-H/SS for the specified grade level including vertical and horizontal alignment of resources and standards.

C. Trade-Off Subfactors: Offeror shall provide a Technical Approach that demonstrates the Offeror’s abilities to meet or exceeds the requirements of the subfactors below:

1. Subfactor 6: Alignment to Standards (PWS section 1.1.4 and Technical Exhibit 1, section 1.3.1): To what extent are the Offeror’s proposed print and digital resources aligned to the PWS and Technical Exhibit standards.

2. Subfactor 7: Instructional and Differentiated Instructional Resources:

a. (Technical Exhibit 1, section 1.3.2): To what extent do the Offeror’s proposed materials provide relevant resources that may include historical documents, multi-media resources, document-based questions, charts, graphs, cartoons, photographs, art, music, current events, maps, manipulatives (e.g. globes), all of which are designed for ease of use by students.

b. (Technical Exhibit 1, section 1.3.4): To what extent do the Offeror’s proposed materials provide differentiated instructional resources that allow teachers to quickly determine student developmental progress and to provide best practices for English and dual language learners, gifted students, and students with special needs.

3. Subfactor 8: Instructional Strategies (Technical Exhibit 1, section 1.3.3): To what extent do the

Offeror’s proposed materials provide instructional strategies and resources for teachers that include inquiry, the use of historical thinking skills, active civic engagement, and other social studies skill-based practices important for 21st century citizens (gathering, interpreting, and using evidence, chronological reasoning and causation, comparison and contextualization, geographic reasoning, understanding economics and economic systems, and civic participation).

4. Subfactor 9: Embedded Assessments and Self Reflection:

a. (Technical Exhibit 1, section 1.3.6): To what extent does the Offeror provide age- and developmentally-appropriate formative and summative assessments, including performance tasks and assessments, with accessible data and a digital platform for assessment that enables teachers to tailor/inform instruction more effectively.

b. (Technical Exhibit 1, section 1.3.7): To what extent do the proposed resources provide opportunities for student self-reflection and are aligned to each grade’s curriculum and instruction.

5. Subfactor 10: Professional Learning/Support (PWS sections 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, and 2.1.5): To what extent is the Offeror able to provide synchronous and asynchronous professional learning in the following venues: train-the-trainer, school administrators, classroom teachers, and product training to include recording and archiving on DoDEA’s learning management system.

VOLUME 3: FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE

The Offeror shall submit at least three, no more than five references of relevant contracts within the past five years.

The contracts may be past or current as long as the performance did not end more than five years prior to the due date for the submission of the proposal, and the contracts may have been with Federal, State and/or City agencies and commercial customers.

Organization name and address Point of Contact name, phone number, and email Description of the effort to include performance dates Contract Number and Contract Value

Past Performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not be limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS), or other databases; and interviews with Program Managers and Contracting Officers.

VOLUME 4: FACTOR 3 - PRICE

This quote volume shall:

Be in Microsoft Excel. All items must have a price or be marked “NSP” for “Not Separately Priced.” Each item will state the description including item descriptions (ISBN), quantity, unit of issue, unit price, and extended total. A final total for a 5-year base and one 5-year option period is required in the Excel Spreadsheet. (Attachment 1, Pricing Sheet)

In lieu of Attachment 1, Pricing Sheet, the Offeror may submit documentation that is more appropriate to their standard commercial practice. If an Offeror includes an alternate pricing structure than what is provided, the Offeror shall reference the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) and Sub-CLINs in Attachment 1, Pricing Sheet. The Government may exclude proposals from further consideration if any items described in the technical proposal are not included in the pricing schedule.

VOLUME 5 - REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Offeror’s must provide all applicable business representations and certifications required by the solicitation.

VOLUME 6 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION

The Offeror's proposal must include a signed copy of the solicitation and any amendments issued.

(End of Summary of Changes)