Amendment1toHSFEHQ-07-R-0051.rtf

RFP No: HSFEHQ-07-R-0051

Amendment: 0001

Continuation Page

The purpose of this amendment is to provide clarifications to the performance work statement, modify the clause entitled Performance Evaluation, correct the period of performance ending date, incorporate government property clauses omitted in error, delete the clause entitled Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Incentive Subcontracting, revise the list of deliverables, add a list of government property, revise proposal preparation instructions, provide for additional library information, modify evaluation factor descriptions, and provide Questions and Answers. Accordingly:

a. Under Section C, Performance Work Statement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the attached Performance Work Statement (Rev 1). As a result, the following paragraphs have been modified:

C.1.1

C.1.2.h

C.2.1.a.4

C.4.1.i and j

C.4.2.d and e C.5.a.7 and 10

C.5.c, d, h

C.6.1.a.5, g and i

C.6.2.d

C.7.2.1.(4 and 12)

C.7.2.2.b

C.7.3.2(8)

C.7.3.4

C.8.2.b and (6)

C.8.3.1 Intro

C.9.2.a

C.9.5.d and e

C.10.1.a

C.10.3.d

C.10.5.a

C.11.1.a

C.11.3.a and b

C.11.4.e

C.11.6.b, c and e

b. Under Section E, clause E.3 Performance Evaluation, delete the last sentence in the clause which reads, “The Contractor agrees that such reports or deficiencies or proposed corrective action may be released to the public without objections by the contractor.”

c. Under Section F, F.5 Period of Performance, delete “June 30, 2008” and insert in lieu thereof “December 31, 2008.”

d. Under Section H, the following clauses are hereby added:

H.11 HSAR 3052.245-70 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY REPORTS (JUN 2006)

(a) The Contractor shall prepare an annual report of Government property in its possession and the possession of its subcontractors.

(b) The report shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer not later than September 15 of each calendar year on DHS Form 0700-5, Contractor Report of Government Property.

H.12 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

In accordance with the Government Property clause of this contract, the Government shall provide, for performance of the effort required, the following:

See Section J, Attachment VI, List of Government Property

H.13 TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

The Contractor is hereby authorized the use of the residual inventory presently accountable to Contract No. HSFEHQ-05-C-0699. This authorization is granted pending transfer of said inventory to this contract after review by the Contracting Officer of the inventory list(s) submitted by the Contractor in accordance with the Government Property Clause of Contract No. HSFEHQ-05-C-0699. Transfer of the residual inventory will not be accomplished prior to the written authorization of the Contracting Officer.

e. Under Section I, I.6 52.219-26 Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Incentive Subcontracting (OCT 2000) is hereby deleted in its entirety.

f. Under Section J, the following items are hereby modified:

1) Under Attachment II, Deliverables is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Deliverables (Rev 1) attached hereto.

2) Add Attachment VI, List of Government Property, which list is attached hereto.

g. Under Section L, the following are hereby modified:

1) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph A.7, Proposal Structure, add the following sentences: “The Offeror shall submit two separate volumes: Volume 1-Technical Proposal and Volume II - Business Proposal. The Technical Proposal (Volume 1) shall not exceed 100 pages as described herein. There is no page limit for Volume 2, Business Proposal. Table of contents, any inside cover page (on which the FAR encourages offerors to include the FAR proprietary exclusion statement), or any Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations are excluded from the 100-page limit. Additionally, Resumes, Past Performance Questionnaires, and the Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall not be counted in the 100-page limit. ”

2) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph B.1, Program Management Approach the last sentence of the first paragraph is deleted and inserted in lieu thereof is the following: “The Offeror shall present a complete Program Management Approach, identify all issues critical to fulfilling the requirements of the Performance Work Statement, and identify any potential problems or impediments to successful performance and any recommended solutions.

3) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph B.1, Subfactor B-Staffing and Key Personnel, add the following sentence: “Resumes shall be submitted for key personnel only.”

4) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph B.2 Past Performance, add the following sentence: “The Offeror shall provide at least 3 Past Performance Questionnaires (Section J, Attachment V) completed by its references (instructions for completion and submission with the offeror’s proposal are provided on the form).”

5) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph B.2 Past Performance, delete the last sentence and insert in lieu thereof “If you propose to use subcontractors who will occupy a major role in the accomplishment of this effort, provide as much detail listed above, as available, on these subcontractors.”

6) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph B.3 Factor 3. Small Business Subcontracting Plan, delete “FEMA’s Minimum goals are listed as follows: Total Small Business Subcontracting Dollars (Estimated Dollars)” and insert in lieu thereof, “FEMA’s Minimum goals are listed as follows: Total Small Business Subcontracting Dollars (based on subcontracting dollars; provide estimated dollar value of subcontract dollars with percentage goals).”

7) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph C.3.b, Experience and Past Performance, delete “Business (Some of this information may be duplicated in the Technical Proposal.)” and insert in lieu thereof, “Business (Information already presented in the Technical Proposal need not be duplicated in the Business proposal.)”

8) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph D and E are deleted in their entirety and replaced in lieu thereof with the following:

D. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

1. All communications in reference to this solicitation should be directed to the Contract Specialist who may be contacted by email at david.gale@dhs.gov or by telephone at 202-646-4150. Collect calls will not be accepted.

2. Offerors must submit all technical questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the contract specialist. FEMA must receive the questions no later than 8-9-2007. At that time any questions which may affect offers will be answered in writing with copies of both the questions and answers being supplied to all prospective offerors without reference as to the originating sources. Administrative oversights such as missing pages and key dates may be handled by telephone on or before 8-9-2007.

E. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Original and 12 copies of the Technical Proposal and the original and 4 copies of the Business Proposal shall be submitted in two separate parts. They shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope and addressed to the issuing office specified in the solicitation. The proposal shall show the hour and date specified in the solicitation for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror on the face of the envelope.

2. Your proposal must be submitted not later than 4 pm local time on 9-4-2007 at the issuing office. The issuing office and place designated for receipt of proposals is:

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Office of Acquisition Management

Acquisition Operations Branch

Mitigation Section

500 C Street, S.W., PP 5th Floor

Washington, DC 20472

(Note: Proposals must be received and scanned by the mailroom located at 500 C. St, SW prior to delivery to Patriots Plaza 5th floor, which is physically located in another building. Proposals shall not to be hand delivered to Patriots Plaza.)

3. Marking on Technical and Business Envelopes - To ensure that your proposal arrives at the proper place on time, and to prevent opening by unauthorized individuals, the proposal must also be identified on the envelope or wrapper as follows:

Proposal Submitted in Response to RFP: HSFEHQ-07-R-0051

Contract Specialist: David Carnell Gale

Room: Patriots Plaza 5th Floor

Due Date: local time

9) Under Section L.13 Proposal Preparation Instructions, paragraph F.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced in lieu thereof with the following:

2. Hand Deliveries to the Above Address

If your proposal is hand delivered, adequate time should be allowed to provide for identification to the FEMA guard service. The FEMA guard service will direct offerors to the mailroom. Proposals must be received and scanned by the mailroom located at 500 C. St, SW prior to delivery to Patriots Plaza 5th floor, which is physically located in another building. Proposals shall not to be hand delivered by offeror to Patriots Plaza. The FEMA Mailroom will deliver the packages to the Contract Specialist.

10) Under Section L.15 Due Diligence, in order to provide for additional library information with this amendment, the last paragraph is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: “Review of Due Diligence library information. Offerors planning to submit a proposal may contact David Gale via e-mail at david.gale@dhs.gov or by phone at 202-646-4150 for documents from the FEMA Bureau and Statistical Agent Library. Additional information has been added to the Library and will be forwarded upon request. Due to the large volume of library documentation, the information has been stored on a CD. Offeror may arrange to pick up the CD or have it mailed by USPS. Any request for library information must be sent to David.Gale@dhs.gov.”

h. Under Section M, the following are hereby modified:

1) Under M.1, Program Management Approach, delete the last sentence: “The Government will also evaluate the Program Management Approach for completeness of discussion so of those issues identified by the Offeror as critical to fulfilling the requirements of the contract” and replace in lieu thereof with the following: “The Government will also evaluate the Program Management Approach for completeness of discussion. The government will evaluate those issues identified by the Offeror as critical to fulfilling the requirements of the Performance Work Statement. The government will evaluate any potential problems or impediments to successful performance and any recommended solutions.”

2) Under M.1 Evaluation—General, under Technical Evaluation Criteria, Factor 2, Past Performance, the following sentence is hereby added: “Up to 3 past performance questionnaires (Section J, Attachment V) will be verified and evaluated by the government.”

i. Questions and Answers are hereby attached.