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Summary of Changes to Solicitation HSHQDC-15-R-00050 through Amendment 000008

A. The purpose of this amendment to Department of Homeland Security solicitation HSHQDC-15-R-00050 is to perform the following actions: (1) make corrective changes to Section M of the solicitation and (2) provide Question and Answer Set 1 for the NBACC FFRDC Final Solicitation HSHQDC-15-R-00050 for public review/consumption. Accordingly, the amendment provides the following information:

1. The first sentence in the column “Definition” under the rating “Very Good” on page M-19 has been deleted in its entirety and is replaced with the following text:

The Offeror’s performance of previously awarded relevant contract(s) that are similar in respect to the subject requirement met contractual requirements and exceeded some to the Government’s benefit.

This change is marked in bold green font in the table on page M-19 of the updated Section M that is attached to this amendment.

2. The first sentence in the column “Definition” under the rating of “Satisfactory” on page M-19 has been deleted in its entirety and is replaced with the following text:

The Offeror’s performance of previously awarded relevant contract(s) that are similar in respect to the subject requirement met contractual requirements.

This change is marked in bold green font in the table on page M-19 of the updated Section M that is attached to this amendment.

3. The last two sentences in the column “Definition” under the rating of “Marginal” on page M-19 have been deleted in their entirety and are replaced with the following text:

The performance over completed contracts was consistently of mediocre quality or exhibited a trend of becoming so. The Offeror’s past performance record leads to an expectation that successful performance might be difficult to achieve or that it can only occur with increased levels of Government management and oversight.

This change is marked in bold green font in the table on page M-19 of the updated Section M that is attached to this amendment.

4. The rating of “not acceptable” and its associated description in the table found under Section M.4.2.3 entitled “Small Business Participation Factor Ratings:” on page M-20 is hereby deleted in its entirety and is replaced with the following:

This change is marked in bold green font in the table on page M-20 of the updated Section M that is attached to this amendment.

5. The rating of “not acceptable” and its associated description in the table found under Section M.4.2.4 entitled “Earned Value Management Approach Ratings:” on page M-20 is hereby deleted in its entirety and is replaced with the following:

This change is marked in bold green font in the table on page M-20 of the updated Section M that is attached to this amendment.

6. As a result of the revisions to the text identified in Items 1 through 5 above, the page numbering and formatting has been refreshed and the Table of Contents on pages M-1 and M-2 have been updated accordingly.

7. The Government is providing the document entitled “Question and Answer Set 1 for the NBACC FFRDC Final Solicitation HSHQDC-15-R-00050”, attached to this amendment, which contains the Government’s responses to questions raised by prospective Offerors about DHS Solicitation HSHQDC-15-R-00050 and its accompanying documentation for the general public’s review/consumption.

B. Except as identified herein, all other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain in full force and effect.

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