IFBP05171300001_AMEND_FOUR_UPGRADE_PLC_FDC_HOU.pdf

Field Acquisition Office

ATTN:

RE:

ALL BIDDERS

Amendment #4 Solicitation IFBP05171300001 FDC Houston, Texas

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons Administrative Division

Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

July 15, 2013

Upgrade Programmable Logic Controller

Dear Bidders, Enclosed is amendment number four (4), to the above referenced project. This amendment is issued to update clauses and provisions.

You must acknowledge receipt of this amendment by the method as described in the amendment on page 2.

If you have any questions regarding this amendment, feel free to contact me at (972) 352-4641, fax 972-352-4545 or e-mail at dpatton@bop.gov

Sincerely, s . Patton Contracting Officer Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office - SCRO U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

Enclosure cc: File SCS, FDC Houston COR, FDC Houston Facility Manager, FDC Houston Regional Facilities Administrator, SCRO

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

11. CONTRACT ID CODE I OMB Clearance Control Number :

1103-0018

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 15. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

0004 07115/2013 N/A 5A4P

6. ISSUED BY CODE BFAO 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE I BHOU

Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office FDC Houston U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Complex 1200 Texas Avenue 346 Marine Forces Drive Attn: Contracting Office Grand Prairie, TX 7 5051 Houston, TX 77002

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, country, state and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

IFBP05171300001

X 98. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

0511 6/2013

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE I FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

[E) The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers D is extended, (K] is not extended.

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 I 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 includesareference 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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 ------f 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 D is not, D 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.)

The above referenced invitation for bid is amended to incorporate the following: see continuation pages 2-4.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 1 OA, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

NSN 7540-{)1-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

15C. DATE SIGNED

Douglas Patton

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

By (Signature of Contracting Officer) 07115/2013

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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SF-30 Block 14 Descrjptiop of Amepdmept

This amendment hereby incorporates into the solicitation and resulting contract the recently updated versions of the following provisions and clauses incorporated either by reference or full-text as permitted by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The provisions and clauses dated (Jul2013) are effective on July 22,2013. The clause dated (Jun 2013) was applied to FAR on June 21,2013, and is therefore effective immediately:

Due to the updated provision 52.204-8 below, this amendment must be acknowledged and returned in its entirety with your bid submission on the bid due date. Complete blocks 8, lSA, lSB, and 15C on page 1 of this amendment. Ensure your address entered in block 8 exactly matches your business name and address as reflected in your SAM registration including any "Doing Business As" name reflected in SAM. Bidders do NOT have to submit pages 31 & 32 as identified on the cover page of the solicitation at items 1 D 1.

Provision Updates by Reference

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Jul2013)

Provision Updates by Full-text

52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (Jul2013)

(a)( I) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 238210.

(2) The small business size standard is $14 million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(l) If the clause at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) ofthis provision applies.

(2) If the clause at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(l) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate oflndependent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a frrm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless-

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the clause at 52.204-7, System for A ward Management.

(iv) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(v) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations- Representation. This provision applies to solicitations using funds appropriated in fiscal years 2008, 2009, 20 10, or 2012.

(vi) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(vii) 52.214-14, Place of Performance- Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(viii) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

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(ix) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate 1). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(x) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xi) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xii) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiii) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xiv) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA-designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement ofBiobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xv) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA-designated items.

(xvi) 52.225-2, Buy American Act Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1 .

(xvii) 52.225-4, Buy American Act- Free Trade Agreements- Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.)

This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies. (C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $77,494, the provision with its Alternate II applies. (D) If the acquisition value is $77,494 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xviii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5 .

(xix) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan- Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xx) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxi) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to

(A) Solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions; and

(B) For DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard acquisitions, solicitations that contain the clause at 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns.

(2) The following certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] _ (i) 52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status.

_(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

- (ii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

= (iii) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment Certification.

_ (iv) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services- Certification.

_ (v) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA- Designated Products (Alternate I only).

_ (vi) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

- (vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM Web site accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) ofthis provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.120 I); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause # Title Date Change

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Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

NOTE: Pertaining to the FAR Provision 52.204-8, at the beginning of Section 7 (Representations and Certifications), if your firm is currently registered in SAM (previously ORCNCRR etc.) with the NAICS number indicated at the top of Provision 52.204-8, you should NOT check any boxes or insert any information in this Provision. When a firm is already registered in SAM with the applicable NAICS code of this solicitation, simply include this blank Provision with your other representations and certifications in your bid documents. The purpose of this Provision is to provide a way for a firm to make changes to their SAM as identified in paragraph (d) without having to amend their SAM registration. An example would be as follows :

To represent its size standard (because it is not currently in SAM) for the applicable NAICS code of this solicitation, the firm would enter at paragraph (d)- FAR CLAUSE #= 52.219-1, TITLE = Small Business Program Representation, DATE = the date of the clause (in this example it would be the date ofF AR clause 52.219-1 ), CHANGE = enter your change (in this example it would be NAICS # (enter the NAICS # is for this solicitation) equals yes to small business.

(End of provision)

Clause Updates by Reference

• 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul2013)

• 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Jul2013)

• 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Jul2013)

• 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jul2013)

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 20 13) 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts (Jul2013) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul2013) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jul 20 13)

This amendment also hereby incorporates the following new required clause by reference as permitted by Federal Acquisition Regulation:

52.232-39 Unenforceability ofUnauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013)

"END OF AMENDMENT"