HT0014-19-R-0002_MOD_1.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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.

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is:

-Extend this Solicitation's offer due date to January 7, 2019 12:00 pm.

-Modify the verbiage of the Instruction to Offerors on how to submit proposals.

-Modify the Addenda to Clause #52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, Factor 1- Past Performance. See Summary of Changes.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 5

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 21-Dec-2018

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X HT001419R0002

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

12-Dec-2018

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offer 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 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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 you 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

21-Dec-2018

CODE

DHA CONTRACTING OFFICE-(CO-NCR) HT0014

8111 GATEHOUSE ROAD

2ND FLOOR

FALLS CHURCH VA 22042

HT0014 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

HT001419R0002

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 27-Dec-2018 12:00 AM to 07-Jan-2019 12:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

Addenda to Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

a. This section provides guidance for preparing proposals as well as specific instructions on the format and content of the proposal. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. Non-conformance with the instructions may result in a NEUTRAL proposal evaluation.

b. The Contracting Officer (KO) is the sole point of contact for this acquisition. The KO for this acquisition is as follows:

Mrs. Sou J. Walls 8111 Gatehouse Road Falls Church, VA 22042

(703) 275-6262 E-mail: sou.j.walls.civ@mail.mil

c. E-mail is the preferred method of communication. Offerors may send questions in writing via e-mail to both of the KO sou.j.walls.civ@mail.mil and the Contract Specialist judith.s.meynard.ctr@mail.mil ; no proposals will be accepted via mail or fax.

d. Offerors who determine that the technical requirements of this RFP require clarification(s) in order to permit submittal of a responsive proposal are requested to submit all questions in writing via an email directly to the KO and CS indentified above. All question shall be submitted NO LATER THAN (NLT) 2 p.m. EDT, 17 December 2018. The Government will post all Questions and Answers on fbo.gov and amend the RFP if required to clarify RFP requirements NLT 31 December 2018 .

1. This requirement is in support of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) to provide Interpretation and Translation Services.

2. The DHA Contract Operations-National Capital Region (CO-NCR) intends to award one Purchase order in accordance with FAR Part 13.302-2 and the procedures set forth in this Solicitation.

3. This requirement is Unrestricted under NAICS code 541930 size standard $7.5M.

4. To be accepted and eligible for evaluation, quotations must be prepared in compliance with these instructions and all of the terms and conditions contained in this Solicitation.

5. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

6. All offerors shall submit a complete packet via email, a complete packet will be deemed “complete” when submitted a proposal (no more than 10 pages) in Microsoft Word or PDF format using font size 12, Times New Roman font. along with three (3)Past Performance questionnaires from 3 different clients, see PPQ Attachment.

Offerors are directed to submit their quotations (or no bid acknowledgment), via email to the Contract Specialist:

Judith.S.Meynard.ctr@mail.mil by the Solicitation due date and time.

(End of Provision)

(End of Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2

Addenda to Clause 52.212-2

Evaluation – Commercial Items

The Government will utilize the following evaluation criteria to identify the best value quotation for award:

Factor 1 – Past Performance Factor 2 – Price

Past performance is significantly more important than price.

A trade-off analysis between past performance and price will be utilized to determine which quotation represents the best value to the Government. Award may be made to other than the lowest price quotation.

(a) Factor 1 - Past Performance:

Information Considered: Recent and relevant past performance information will be considered. The Government will focus its inquiries on the vendor’s record of performance on relevant and recent prior contracts. The Determination of relevancy includes a consideration of recent contracts which are similar in scope, type of work, and price to this solicitation’s requirements. The vendor’s record of performance will be evaluated for quality of services, timeliness of services, business relations, and other considerations. In the case of a vendor without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the vendor may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. In addition to Past Performance Questionnairs (PPQ-attachment #1), the Government may use data obtained from other sources, including data in Government files (e.g. Past Performance Information Retrieval System) or data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance under Federal, State, Local government or commercial contracts for same or similar services. The Government reserves the right to contact any entity, including the Vendor’s (or its subcontractor’s) customers, for past performance information including, as an example, whether: (1) the Vendor is capable, efficient and effective; (2) the Vendor’s performance conformed to the terms and conditions of its contract; (3) the Vendor was reasonable and cooperative during performance; (4) the Vendor was committed to customer satisfaction; and (5) if given the opportunity, would they select the same or a different Contractor.

(1) Past Performance Rating Method: The Government will assign a rating from the Past

Performance Relevancy Ratings below to each past performance contract or task order and then consider the quality of performance on each of them. Then the Government will weigh the quality of the performance on each effort in relation to the effort’s relevancy in order to determine a single rating for each Vendor from the Performance Confidence Assessments table below.

(2) Relevancy: Relevancy is assessed so that contract performance may be weighed in relation to its predictive value. The Government will consider the degree of similarity between recent past performance efforts and the solicited effort, in terms of scope, magnitude and complexity. Past performance information on an effort performed by, or as, a subcontractor may be deemed less relevant than performance by, and as, a prime contractor. Additionally, the nature of the customer will be examined, with greater consideration being given to prior efforts performed for Department of Defense entities, then those performed for other federal customers, for state governments and then commercial customers. Each past performance effort shall be assigned a relevancy rating from the table below. Past performance that is deemed not relevant will not be considered in determining a Performance Confidence Rating.

RATING DEFINITION

Very Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

(3) Performance Confidence: The Government will assess how well a Vendor is anticipated to perform on the solicited effort based on their performance on recent efforts of some relevance. For each past performance effort that is recent and at least “Somewhat Relevant,” the Government will consider the quality of the Vendor’s performance on the effort and then will weigh that performance in relation to the effort’s relevancy to determine the Government’s confidence that the Vendor will successfully perform the solicitation’s requirements. That confidence, for all past performance efforts taken together as a whole, will be expressed in a single rating from the Performance Confidence Assessments table below. In the event insufficient past performance data exists for a Vendor, the overall rating for this factor will be “Unknown Confidence (Neutral).”

This rating will not affect the Vendor’s overall rating in either an adverse or beneficial manner. The government will weigh more relevant and more recent past performance more heavily, than less relevant and less recent past performance.

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT RATINGS:

RATING DESCRIPTION

Substantial Confidence Based on the Vendor’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Vendor will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the Vendor’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Vendor will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the Vendor’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Vendor will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence

Based on the Vendor’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Vendor will successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Vendor’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

(b) Factor 2- Price:

The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract. The Government will conduct a price analysis for fair and reasonable prices. Price will be evaluated separately from the technical and past performance factors. Offerors are cautioned that unbalanced pricing of line items may eliminate an offeror from consideration.

a. All vendors’ prices must be deemed to be fair and reasonable to qualify for award.

b. Options: The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

c. Given that FAR clause 52.217-9 provides that the Government may exercise the Option(s) to Extend the Term of the Contract at the rates specified in the contract (i.e., the rates in effect when the Option to Extend the Term of the Contract is exercised), for purposes of evaluating the Option to Extend Services, the Contracting Officer will consider the prices submitted for the base period and each option period, since those are the binding prices should the Option to Extend be exercised.

(End of provision)

(End of Summary of Changes)