HSHQDC-14-R-00032_A00002_Signed.pdf

Offers 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 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 your 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.

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

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

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

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

CHECK ONE 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)

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

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

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

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(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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A00002

Lori A. Lawson

The purpose of this amendment A00002 to Request for Proposal (RFP) HSHQDC-14-R-00032 is to provide answers to submitted questions and to update the solicitation to reflect the changes. Changes are highlighted in yellow.

Note: Answers to the second set of submitted questions are provided in Attachment 1 of this amendment - "HSHQDC-14- R-00032_RFP_Questions_and_Answers_2." Answers to the first set of submitted questions can be found in Amendment A00001 which was posted on www.fbo.gov on April 8, 2014.

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Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 245 Murray Drive, SW, BLDG 410 Washington, DC 20526

HSHQDC-14-R-00032

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04/17/2014

Basic Handheld RIID Request For Proposal Amendment – A00002 RFP No. HSHQDC-14-R-00032

Continued from SF 30, Box 14:

1) Section 3.5 Contract Line Item Descriptions (page 6)

Replace:

“0004B – Train-the-Trainer Training” with:

“0004B – Train-the-Trainer Training (for Operator/User training)”

2) Section 9.2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (page 20)

Replace:

_X__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

with:

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

3) Section 9.2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (page 26)

Replace:

_X__ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

with:

___ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

4) Section 12.4 Proposal Submission (pages 60-61)

Replace:

“Proposals shall be received May 1, 2014, 12PM (noon) Eastern Time (ET). Offerors shall submit their proposals via email to lori.lawson@hq.dhs.gov, as well as to the Contract Specialists, via email at matthew.robertson@hq.dhs.gov and camille.murray@hq.dhs.gov by May 1, 2014, 12PM ET. Proposals submissions received electronically after the aforementioned date and time will be considered late and will not be evaluated.

The stated official record is the electronic submission. However, the Government expects the hard copies to be received no later than two (2) business days after electronic submission. ” with:

“Proposals shall be received May 1, 2014, 12PM (noon) Eastern Time (ET). Offerors shall submit their proposals via email to lori.lawson@hq.dhs.gov, as well as to the Contract Specialists, via email at matthew.robertson@hq.dhs.gov and camille.murray@hq.dhs.gov by May 1, 2014, 12PM ET. The maximum size of attachments that the Government will allow in one email is 50MB. A separate email may be sent should the attachments total over 50MB. The Government will accept .zip, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, and .pdf files. Proposals submissions received electronically after the aforementioned date and time will be considered late and will not be evaluated.

The stated official record is the electronic submission. However, the Government expects the hard copies to be received no later than two (2) business days after electronic submission. The Algorithm Replay Tool may be submitted electronically and/or sent with the hard copies of the proposal.”

5) Section 12.7 Notification to Offerors of Contractor Support Services in Support of the Selection Process (page 63)

Replace:

“(a) Offerors are advised that employees of the firms identified below may serve as Source Selection Organization members in the source selection process. These individuals will be authorized access to only those portions of proposal data and discussions that are necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties. Such firms are expressly prohibited from competing on the subject acquisition and from scoring or rating proposals, voting, or recommending the selection of a source.

Schafer Corporation, 3811 N Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203, (703) 516-6000

TASC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810 (703) 633-8485

ManTech, 3865 Wilson Blvd, Ste 800, Arlington, VA 22203 (703) 516-3209

Booz Allen Hamilton, 8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean VA 22102 (703) 902-5000

(b) In accomplishing their duties related to the source selection process, the aforementioned firms may require access to proprietary information contained in the Offerors’ proposals. Therefore, pursuant to FAR 9.505-4, these firms must execute an agreement with each offeror that states that they will

(1) protect the offeror’s information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary, and (2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. TAKE SPECIAL NOTE: To expedite the evaluation process, each offeror must contact the above companies to effect execution of such an agreement prior to submission of proposals. Each offeror shall submit copies of the signed agreement with its proposal.”

with:

“(a) Offerors are advised that employees of the firms identified below may serve as Source Selection Organization members in the source selection process. These individuals will be authorized access to only those portions of proposal data and discussions that are necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties. Such firms are expressly prohibited from competing on the subject acquisition and from scoring or rating proposals, voting, or recommending the selection of a source.

Schafer Corporation, 3811 N Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203

TASC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810

ManTech, 3865 Wilson Blvd, Ste 800, Arlington, VA 22203

Booz Allen Hamilton, 8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean VA 22102

(b) In accomplishing their duties related to the source selection process, the aforementioned firms may require access to proprietary information contained in the Offerors’ proposals. Therefore, pursuant to FAR 9.505-4, these firms must execute an agreement with each offeror that states that they will

(1) protect the offeror’s information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary, and (2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. TAKE SPECIAL NOTE: To expedite the evaluation process, each offeror must contact the above companies to effect execution of such an agreement prior to submission of proposals. Each offeror shall submit copies of the signed agreement with its proposal. Offerors must contact the Contracting Officer, Lori Lawson, at lori.lawson@hq.dhs.gov for a list of the companies’ specific points of contact.”

6) Section 13 Volume Content, Tab B: Product Description (page 64)

Replace:

“Volume 1: Tab B is limited to no more than five (5) pages.”

with:

“Volume 1: Tab B is limited to no more than five (5) pages. Product literature, full product specifications, or other product documents provided in Tab B will not count towards the five page limit, but should not exceed ten (10) additional pages.”

7) RFP Attachment 1 (Basic Handheld RIID System Requirements), BHH-OR-02 (page 4)

Replace:

“For design and test purposes, the device must be able to detect the threshold and objective flux rates using Cf-252 moderated by 5cm of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Threshold and objective flux rates are calculated net of background. Once the validated source strength has been identified, one can calculate the threshold and objective distances at which the required fluence levels will occur. (Absorption in the 5 cm of HDPE is neglected.) Both the source and detector will be at a height of 1 meter.”

with:

“For design and test purposes, the device must be able to detect the threshold and objective flux rates using Cf-252 moderated by 5cm of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Threshold and objective flux rates are calculated net of background and are at the detector, at the point of closest approach. Once the validated source strength has been identified, one can calculate the threshold and objective distances at which the required fluence levels will occur. (Absorption in the 5 cm of HDPE is neglected.) Both the source and detector will be at a height of 1 meter.

8) RFP Attachment 1 (Basic Handheld RIID System Requirements), BHH-FR-06-01 (page 8)

Replace:

“Threshold value in accordance with ANSI N42.34-2006, Section 6.6” with:

“Threshold value in accordance with ANSI N42.34-2006, Section 6.6. The Offeror should specify the proposed device’s optimal spectrum acquisition time. This Offeror-specified time will be used for test purposes. Please note that this requirement includes spectrum acquisition AND the time it takes to process and display an identification.”