AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 Changes 11-01-2010.pdf

AMENDMENT NUMBER 5

Changes made to Solicitation NIHCL2010076

1. Table of Contents has been revised to coincide with changes made to solicitation.

2. The due date for proposals has been extended to Wednesday November 10, 2010 at 12:00 PM

(Noon)

3. Pricing tables (base year, option one, option two, option three, option four and Task Order number 1) have been revised to delete the Administrative cost column in CLIN’s 1 through 6. In addition they have been formatted and linked for ease of completion.

4. Article B.3, paragraph B, first sentence reference to FAR 52.217‐8 Option to Extend Service and FAR 52.217‐9 Option To Extend, can be found in Article I.3 has been changed to can be found at Article I.4 Additional Contract Clauses.

5. Article B.3, paragraph C first sentence has been changed to read “Upon the delivery and acceptance of the Option Services described in SECTION C of the contract and identified in the schedule of charges below, the Government shall pay the Contractor the unit price(s) set forth in the following pricing tables:”.

6. Revision dates have been corrected in the footer of the solicitation and attachments.

7. Article C.2; section C2.1 first sentence has been revised to read “The Contractor shall provide specialized environmental services based on the risk assessment outlined in Section 5.1 of Attachment One, Performance Work Statement of the solicitation”.

8. Section F, article F.1.2 has been revised to read “If the Government exercises its option(s) pursuant to the OPTION PROVISION Article in Section I of this contract, the period of performance will be increased as listed below:

9. Section F, Article F.7 Deliverables, the sub article numbering has been removed.

10. Article G.5 Ordering has been moved to Section I, Article I.4.1 page 89, and listed in full text.

11. Article G.6 Requirements has been moved to Section I, Article I.4.3, page 90 and the listed in full text.

12. Section H, Article H.6, first paragraph, last sentence has been revised to read “The task orders/delivery orders will be issued in accordance with FAR 52.216-18, 52.216-19, and 52.216- 22 (see Section I). In addition, ·the following provisions "will also apply:”

13. FAR Clause 52.216‐22 has been added to Section I, Article I.1, by reference.

14. Section I, Article I.4.2.3 has been changed to Article I.4.2.2.1 and made consistent with the FAR

Clause 52.216‐19 Order limitations.

15. Article I.4.6 FAR 52.246‐20 Warranty of Service has been deleted from the solicitation. Section was renumbered to reflect this change.

16. Section K, second sentence that reads Contractors if you intend to submit a proposal, you must;

has been capitalized and bolded due the importance of the instruction.

17. Section K, FAR 52.204‐8 Annual Representations and Certifications (FEB 2009), item 2 the small business standard has been corrected to read 16.5 million dollars.

18. Section L. Article L.2.11 HHSAR 352.270‐19(a) (February 2008) has been deleted in its entirety.

19. The following FAR Clauses have been added by reference in Section I, Article I.1:

A. FAR 52.203‐13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (APRIL 2010) B. FAR 52.203‐14, Display of Hotline Poster(s) (DEC 2007) C. FAR 52.204‐9 Personal Identify Verification of Contractor Personnel (SEPT 2007) D. FAR 52.217‐8, Option to Extend Service (NOV 1999) E. FAR 52.236‐13, Accident Prevention (Over $100,000) (NOV 1991), with Alternate 1 (NOV

1991) F. FAR 52.237‐7,Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (JAN 1997)

20. Section G, Article G.4, Method of Ordering has been added to the solicitation.

21. Section H, Article H.20 Option Provision has been added to the solicitation.

22. Section H, Article H.21 Sub Contracting Provisions has been added to the solicitation.

23. The following items have been added to Section L, Article L.2 of the solicitation:

A. Commitment to Public Funds ‐L.2.5 B. Communication Prior to Contract Award ‐ L.2.6 C. Release of Information – L.2.7 D. Preparation Cost – L.2.8 E. Service of Protest – L.2.9 F. Proposal Summary and Data Record – L.2.10 G. Alternate Proposals – L.2.11 H. Information and Physical Access Security – L.2.18 I. Controlled Facilities and Information Systems Security – L.2.19 J. HHSAR 352.239‐73 Electronic Information and Technology Accessibility (JAN 2010) has been added in its entirety at L.2.20 K. Small Business Sub Contracting Plan – L.5 L. Mentor‐Protégé’ Program HHSAR 352.219‐70 (JAN 2010) – L.6 M. HUBZone Small Business Concerns – L.7 N. Other Administration Data – L.8 O. Government Property – L.8.1 P. Government Furnished Property – L.8.2 Q. HHS Contracting Guide for Contract of Government Property – L.8.3 R. Subcontractors – L.8.4 S. Proposer Annual Financial Report – L.8.5 T. Travel Cost\Travel Policy L.9 U. Travel Cost – Commercial – L.9.1 V. Travel Policy – L.9.2

24. Past Performance Factor has been added at M.5

25. Attachment Number 15 – Proposal Data Record (NIH 2043) has been added to the solicitation, and referenced in Section J of the solicitation.