HQ003421Q0029-0002.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as p rovid ed herein, all terms and cond itions o f th e document referenced in Item 9A o r 10 A, as hereto fore chang ed , remains un ch an ged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND T IT LE OF SIGNER (T ype or print )

30-105-04EXCEP TION T O SF 30

AP PROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

This amendment extends the quote and questions due date.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 4

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 21-Jul-2021

16B. UNITED STAT ES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signa ture of Cont ract ing Officer)(Signat ure of person aut horized t o sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONT RACT OR (No., St reet , County, Sta te and Zip Code) X HQ003421Q0029

X 9B. DATED (SEE IT EM 11)

07-Jul-2021

10B. DATED (SEE IT EM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS IT EM ONLY AP PLIES TO AMENDMENT S OF SOLICITAT IONS

X Th e ab ove n umbered solicitation is amend ed as set forth in Item 1 4. Th e hou r and date sp ecified for receipt o f Offer X is extend ed , is not extended.

Offer mu st ackn owled ge receipt of this amen dment p rior to the h our an d d ate specified in the solicitation or as amen ded b y o ne of the following method s:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15 , and returnin g co pies of the amen dment; (b ) By ackn owled ging receipt of this amen dment o n each copy of the o ffer sub mitted ;

o r (c) By separate letter o r teleg ram wh ich includ es a reference to th e so licitation and amend men t nu mbers. 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 virtu e of this amen dment y ou desire to change an offer already su bmitted, su ch change may be made by teleg ram or letter, p rovid ed each telegram o r letter mak es reference to th e so licitation and this amen dment, an d is receiv ed prio r to the op en ing hou r and date sp ecified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND AP PROP RIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM AP PLIES ONLY T O MODIFICATIONS OF CONT RACT S/ORDERS.

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

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED P URSUANT T O: (Specify aut horit y) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN T HE

CONT RACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. T HE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office , appropria tion dat e, et c.) SET FORT H IN ITEM 14, P URSUANT TO T HE AUT HORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. T HIS SUPP LEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENT ERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUT HORITY OF:

D. OT HER (Specify type of modificat ion and aut horit y)

E. IMP ORTANT: Contrac tor is not, is required t o sign this document and re turn copies to t he issuing office.

14. DESCRIP TION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, inc luding solic ita tion/contrac t subject mat t er where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If app licable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

21-Jul-2021

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ALEXANDRIA VA 22350

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HQ003421Q0029

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 21-Jul-2021 09:00 AM to 29-Jul-2021 09:00 AM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

SECTION L—INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORQUOTERS OR

RESPONDENTS

Solicitation provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Quoters—Commercial Items applies [see block 27a of the SF 1449].

The following information is in addition to that found within that provision. Should there be any information in the provision that conflicts with the information in this Section L, the information herein takes precedence.

The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) intends to award a purchase order for both in-person and secure remote exam proctoring services.

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued under the commercial item and simplified acquisition procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subparts 12.6 and 13.5 This electronic solicitation is the official version and no hard copy of the solicitation will be issued. Any revisions to the solicitation will be released electronically.

L-1 Quoter Questions All quoter questions must be received no later than July 26, 2021 at 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time.

The Government will not provide information in response to telephone calls. Contacting other WHS/AD personnel regarding this solicitation in an attempt to gain procurement-sensitive information may result in disqualification from the evaluation process. Written responses to all quoter questions will be issued with due regard to the proper protection of proprietary information via an amendment to the solicitation.

L-2 Proposal Preparation and Delivery Instructions

Quoter’s submission shall consists of three parts:

1) A signed cover letter certifying that quoter has read and agrees to comply with all of the conditions and instructions provided in this RFQ document and any solicitation amendments issued;

2) Volume I – Technical Approach; and

3) Volume II – Pricing Information.

Signed cover letter must provide the following information:

a) Name of quoter

b) Address, City, State, Zip code

c) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number & CAGE Code

d) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

e) Points of Contact (Primary & Alternate) for both Technical and Pricing Submissions

f) Telephone Number

g) Electronic Mail Address

h) Solicitation/Quotation number

i) Date of Quotation

j) Small Business Representations made by the quoter

k) Prompt Payment Terms

l) Names and contact information (i.e. telephone number, email address) of persons authorized to negotiate on the quoter’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation.

m) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the quotation.

No price information shall be included in the Technical Volume. Files containing cost and pricing data shall be provided in Microsoft Office Excel format, the files shall be unprotected allowing for examination of calculations, including underlying formulas.

Pages shall be number consecutively. Volume I- Technical should not exceed 10 pages, and Volume II – Price has no page limits. Use Portable Document Format (PDF) format with Times New Roman, 12-point font, with one (1) inch margins all-around on each page for Volume I and for any narrative portion supporting cost and pricing data in Volume II.

Document Page Limitations Submission File Type Cover Letter 2 Pages .pdf Volume I – Technical Approach 10 pages .pdf Volume II – Price Unlimited .pdf

The Government will not consider pages submitted in excess of the stated page limitations, or materials not included in full text within the proposal. Page limitations include all text, graphs, pictures, appendices, references, exhibits, etc. Tabs, index sheets, tables of contents, dividers and other such aids that are solely used to assist the evaluator in locating information and are advisory in nature, imparting no other information other than the identification of content, will not be counted against any page limits stated within this RFQ.

Quotes shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for an effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims and/or approaches.

Quoters shall address at the end of the Technical Approach volume whether it has an organizational conflict of interest (OCI), and, if there is one, present a plan to mitigate the OCI. Pages addressing OCI issues will not count toward the page count. If an actual or potential conflict of interest is identified that cannot be feasibly mitigated, avoided, or resolved in accordance with FAR Part 9.5, that proposal may be ineligible for award.

L-3 Quotation Submission

Respond via email with a courtesy notice of your intent to provide a quote as soon as possible after release of this

RFQ.

The quoter shall provide an electronic copy of its offer submission via email no later than July 21, 2021 at 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time.

Proposals shall be emailed to: yudi.a.carmona.civ@mail.mil

E-mails submitted to WH/S shall not exceed 10MB with all attachments included. It is highly encouraged to optimize and/or reduce file size before emailing your submission. WHS/AD is not responsible for emails rejected due to size limitations.

L-4 Specific Areas With Regard to Factors to be Evaluated

L-4.1 Technical Factor – Work aspects

The quoter shall address the technical aspects of the work.

a) Provide a brief statement of capabilities, including available resources and technology worldwide, as it applies to the execution of in-person and secure remote/virtual proctored exams. The Government is not seeking submissions on corporate experience or past performance.

b) Outline the Information Technology (IT) hardware and software requirements necessary for an examinee to take a virtually proctored exam (e.g., camera, microphone, software add-ons, web-enabled, etc.)

c) Complete the Statement of Work (SOW) template to address specifically how you will accomplish each of the items shown in the Statement of Objectives (SOO) provided in the solicitation; and provide your service agreement as an attachment. The SOW is exempt from the Volume I page limitation.

L-4.2 Technical Factor – Exam Delivery Capability

The quoter shall:

a) Explain its methodology to meet the objectives in sections 4 and 5 of the SOO

b) Clearly describe its global and virtual proctoring capability. Details shall include a list of global in-person testing sites (does not count towards maximum page count), clearly depicting quoter-owned vs partner facilities (i.e., sites where an agreement is in place for proctoring to be accomplished by other than the prime contractor (e.g., subcontractors, universities, military education centers, etc.). Clearly depict the relationship for each site. The quoter’s description of its virtual proctoring shall include how it plans to service the estimated number of monthly examinees. The Government is not seeking submissions on corporate experience or past performance.

L-4.3 Price Factor

The Quoter shall provide their firm-fixed price for this contract for the base year and all option years in an Excel file. The contract will have a one-year (12 months) base period with four one-year option periods.

Quoter shall quote to the CLINs in Section B of the solicitation and also provide a basis for the price.

Quoters may provide an alternate pricing structure for consideration based on contractors standard commercial pricing practices.

Small Business Subcontracting Plan

A small business subcontracting plan shall not be included as part of the initial submissions. In accordance with FAR 52.219-(c)(1), the small business subcontracting plan shall only be submitted upon request of the Contracting Officer.

(End of Summary of Changes)