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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 to answ er vendor questions and update Paragraph 3 of the PWS. The update to the PWS is addressed in question 3.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 12-Aug-2022

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 N6572622Q0026

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03-Aug-2022

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 is extended, X 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 1 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.

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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

12-Aug-2022

CODE

NAVAL SEA LOGISTICS CENTER *

5450 CARLISLE PIKE

P.O. BOX 2060

MECHANICSBURG PA 17055-0795

N65726 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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N6572622Q0026

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Title: Project Management Fundamentals Training

1. Background:

Naval Sea Logistics Center (NAVSEALOGCEN) is an Echelon V Field Activity for the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC. Our headquarters is located in Mechanicsburg, PA, with major detachments in Norfolk, VA, San Diego, CA, Indian Head, MD, Kittery, ME, and Jacksonville, FL. NAVSEALOGCEN serves as a technical agent for developing, maintaining, and assessing lifecycle logistics, maintenance, and supplier quality support policies, procedures, processes, Information Technology (IT) applications, including Web applications, and systems. NAVSEALOGCEN provides an interface between engineering, logistics, and quality assurance functions and performs a wide range of logistics support, maintenance, and supplier quality assurance functions using IT systems.

2. Objective:

The purpose of this requirement is to provide two (2) virtual, self-paced, on-demand training courses on the topic of Project Management for NAVSEALOGCEN employees which can satisfy all of the requirements in this PWS.

The Awardee must be certified through the Project Management Institute (PMI) to provide this accredited training.

3. Scope:

The contractor shall provide an appropriate level virtual on-demand course on the topic of Project Management for NAVSEALOGCEN personnel per the schedule below. A total of twenty (20) students will enroll in this course. The course will be on-line self-paced for a minimum of thirty five (35) hours to a maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) hours for each enrollee. The training course will begin fifteen (15) days after Contract Award and the exact Period of Performance will be defined in the Delivery section of the contract. The course shall be available for a total of fifty two (52) weeks.

Enrollment shall be completed by the contractor after the NAVSEALOGCEN On- Site Training POC provides the applicable list of personnel to the contractor. Upon completion of the course, each student shall receive a “Certificate of Learning”, showing that they have received PMI accredited training hours. This Certificate of Learning is NOT a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, but instead certifies that they have completed at least 35 hours of a Project Management training course accredited by the PMI. The Certificate of Learning shall indicate the number of hours completed. An additional twenty three (23) students are being contemplated for this course. This optional course would begin fifteen (15) days after Option Exercise and the exact Period of Performance will be defined in the Delivery Section of the Contract. The course shall be available for a total of 52 weeks. The course and all requirements are to be identical, including on-line self-paced course work, 35 to 120 hours per student, and course availability for a total of 52 weeks. As in the base requirement, the contractor shall complete any necessary enrollment of students, and all students shall receive an equivalent Certificate of Learning upon completion of the course. This secondary requirement is noted in CLIN 1001 as “Option Course One”.

BASE COURSE:

Course Title: Project Management Fundamentals No. of Sessions: One (1) Course Duration per Session: Between Thirty Five (35) and One Hundred and Twenty

(120) hours per enrollee. It is necessary for the course to cover all requirements listed in Paragraph 4 of this PWS.

No. of students: Twenty (20) Dates: Course to be available for Fifty Two (52) weeks. The base course is anticipated to begin in August – September 2022.

Location: Virtual CONUS

OPTION COURSE:

Course Title: Project Management Fundamentals No. of Sessions: One (1) Course Duration per Session: Between Thirty Five (35) and One Hundred and Twenty

(120) hours per enrollee. It is necessary for the course to cover all requirements listed in Paragraph 4 of this PWS.

No. of students: Twenty Three (23) Dates: Course to be available for Fifty Two (52) weeks, pending exercise of Option. The option course is anticipated to begin in Fiscal Year (FY) 23, Quarter 1. The Government reserves the right to exercise this option in accordance with FAR 52.217-7 VAR I Option for Increased Quantity – Separately Priced Line Item (MAR 1989)(NAVSEA Variation I)(OCT 2018).

Location: Virtual CONUS

4. Curriculum

The training will be based upon the course material that the contractor has established. The training curriculum must include the following topics:

(a) Organizing the Project and its Components to:

Examine the project and management life cycle and the continuum of project characteristics.

Construct a project network including mechanisms to identify task durations.

Develop a work breakdown structure, construct a Gantt chart, and examine PERT computations.

Use float information for decision making.

Identify the critical path.

Recognize shortcomings in computation.

Identify sources of uncertainty in task durations.

(b) Planning and Managing Resources to:

Use strategies to deal with overly optimistic estimates.

Assess the appropriate considerations and project attributes in deciding how much to level a schedule.

Perform resource leveling.

Identify critical resources for a project.

Make sound decisions as to whether (or not) to crash specific activities or to fast-track them to support schedule compression analysis.

Use strategies for mitigating scope-, hope-, effort-, and team-member scope creep.

(c) Assessing, managing, and mitigating project risk to:

Define project risks and the iterative process for the identification of evolving risks.

Employ practical tools to assess the likelihood and probable consequences of risk.

Evaluate possible responses and mitigations.

Apply strategies to mitigate risk.

Using earned value management for project managers to:

o Identify strategies for computing plan cost, planned value, and earned value.

o Examine strategies for conducting project meetings in a way that they serve their purpose.

o Examine Schedule Performance Index and Cost Performance Index so that you can use them to your benefit.

o Forecast project cost using three standard methods.

(d) Industry accepted project management approaches to:

Apply lean principles in the project management arena:

o Recognize how lean principles complement and “right size” project management concepts.

o Relate lean to agile concepts.

o See why scrum and extreme are implementations of lean.

o Determining how the characteristics of a project dictate the right structure for project planning, management, and control.

5. Deliverables:

(a) Course Overview and Class Schedule – The contractor shall include with their quotation an overview summary of the course (synopsis) and course syllabus (schedule). The contractor shall also indicate the estimated Student Hours required to complete the course.

(b) Pre-Course Phone Call / Virtual Meeting – The contractor shall meet with the NAVSEALOGCEN On-Site Training POC at a mutually agreeable time to discuss the enrollment process, exchange student enrollment information, discuss security / confidentiality of information, and provide an overview of course specifics. Follow up meetings may be scheduled to further discuss the specifics of the course. The contractor shall provide Meeting Minutes to the NAVSEALOGCEN On-Site Training POC. (Deliverable A001)

(c) Course Roster and Participant Progress - The contractor shall arrange for the student progress and completion status to be available to the NAVSEALOGCEN On-Site Training POC via submission of a monthly progress report. (Deliverable A002)

(d) Course Training Materials – The entirety of the course shall be available for each student through an on-line student portal. (Deliverable A002)

(e) Course Student Orientation – The contractor shall provide a virtual, on-demand Orientation electronically to all students. (Deliverable A002)

(f) Certificate of Learning – The contractor shall provide all students a Certificate of Learning upon completion of the course. This Certificate shall show the number of hours of PMI accredited training that the student has received, which fulfills the education/training requirement to take the PMP Certification Exam. This Certificate is NOT the equivalent of a PMP Certification. (Deliverable A002)

7. Contractor Provided Virtual Classroom Environment:

The Contractor will provide the virtual classroom environment or Web Based training (WBT) capability that allows government access. The contractor shall notify the NAVSEALOGCEN On-Site Training POC of the course’s equipment (virtual classroom or WBT) requirements including any unique support requirements during the Pre-Course Phone Call / Virtual Meeting. In addition, the contractor shall provide dial in capability or an e-mail address for questions and answers related to the course materials or course technology. Contractor pricing for the training shall be inclusive of all training material costs (training materials will not be separately priced).

8. Government-Furnished Equipment and Government-Furnished Information:

No Government-Furnished Equipment or Government-Furnished Information is anticipated.

9. Security:

N/A Virtual Classroom

10. Course Location:

On-line web or Web Based training (WBT) capability.

11. Period of Performance:

(a) The Period of Performance for this requirement is outlined in section 3.

The self-paced will begin 15 Days after Contract Award and the course is to be available for 52 weeks. The Option Course, should it be exercised, will begin 15 Days after Option Exercise. The course is to be available for 52 weeks. The contractor shall advise NAVSEALOGCEN of their availability to provide an on-line, self-paced course as well as contractor/instructor availability for student questions during and throughout the course.

(b) The negotiated dates for any pre-course meetings shall be arranged by the NAVSEALOGCEN On-Site Training POC and the Contractor POC.

(c) Work Hours: Monday through Friday, excluding Observed Federal holidays, between the hours of 0700 EST to 1630 EST.

11. Travel:

None.

12. Invoicing Process:

(a) All contractor invoices shall be submitted electronically via the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) to the Government representatives identified in the contract. WAWF information is available at: http://www.dla.mil/j-3/wawf/.

(b) The NAVSEALOGCEN On-Site Training POC will be responsible for reviewing and approving all other expenditures claimed in the invoice. The NAVSEALOGCEN On-Site Training POC may designate a representative to assist in the review of the invoices.

13. Points of Contact:

(a) Agency Name: Naval Sea Logistics Center

5450 Carlisle Pike, Building 307 Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-2411

(b) Contracting Activity: Department of the Navy Naval Sea Logistics Center Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-2411

(c) Training Point of Contact: TBD upon Award

(d) On-Site Training Point of Contact: TBD upon Award

(End of Summary of Changes)

The following items are applicable to this modification:

AMENDMENT 2 Q&A

Q1: Your command is requesting one virtual, self-paced on demand training course on the topic of Project Management. But, you want the same course offered two time to two different student populations?

A: Yes, the content of the course(s) shall be identical. Per PWS Paragraph 3 the second course is an option course, and is not guaranteed until option exercise in accordance with the option clause. In addition, there is no overlap in the student population taking the course(s).

Q2: Will the two courses have different start dates?

A: Yes, the courses shall have different start dates. The anticipated start dates are described in PWS Paragraph 3.

Q3: In Paragraph 3 of the PWS “Scope”, a requirement of the contractor providing “appropriately trained personnel”. Why are you asking for appropriately trained contractor personnel for a self-paced course?

A: We do not need appropriately trained personnel to instruct the course.

The first sentence of PWS Paragraph 3 has been revised to remove the reference to “appropriately trained personnel”. However, in accordance with PWS Paragraph 7, the contractor is still required to provide dial in capability or an e-mail address for questions and answers related to the course materials or course technology.

Q4: Is your command also seeking an instructor led virtual (live) course offered on the same content?

A: No, our command is seeking virtual, self-paced, on-demand training courses on the topic of Project Management per Paragraph 2 of the PWS.

Q5: Your command is asking for the course to be on-line self-paced for “a minimum of 35 hours to a maximum of 120 hours per student.” Does NAVSEALOGCEN actually want each student to take this many hours to complete one course? Most government agencies want a course to be completed as quickly as possible.

A: A virtual on-demand course is being sought so students can take the opportunity to fully understand the information rather than rushing through the topics. The minimum of 35 hours of course content is being sought to meet PMI training requirements for PMP certification, as well as guaranteeing that the course provides substantial information on the topics listed in PWS Paragraph 4 “Curriculum”. Per the Limited Source Justification included with this requirement, “The end result of this training is to provide a common Project Management methodology across the enterprise.” Additionally, in accordance with Paragraph 3 of the PWS, the course shall be available for student completion for a total of 52 weeks.

Q6: Is your command looking to use this training course as the basis of applying to take the PMI PMP Certification Examination? “Project Management Fundamentals” is basic knowledge, but may not cover all topics covered on the PMP Certification Examination.

A: The primary purpose of this course is to provide instruction regarding all of the topics listed in PWS Paragraph 4 “Curriculum”.

Q7: What is CONUS?

A: CONUS is defined as “Continental United States”.

Q8: Our course is offered through CANVAS or live sessions through ZOOM. Are these platforms acceptable?

A: Live sessions are not being sought with this requirement. In accordance with PWS Paragraph 7, the contractor will provide a virtual classroom environment or Web Based Training (WBT) capability that allows Government access. All platforms that allow for Government access are acceptable.

Q9: If the 35-120 hours of training is offered through 4 separate courses (estimated at 11 weeks each for a total of 52 weeks) is this acceptable?

A: No. In accordance with PWS Paragraph 3, the government is seeking one virtual, self-paced course available for 52 weeks. The course is being procured for two separate groups of students to begin at separate times.

Q10: Our course requires weekly assignment submissions with grading for completion of the course. Is this acceptable?

A: As stated in PWS Paragraph 2 “Objective”, the government is seeking virtual, self-paced, on-demand training on the topic of Project Management.

The methodology and tools utilized to teach the course are at the discretion of the contractor; however, assignments with specified due-dates or completion dates are incongruent with “virtual, self-paced, on-demand training”.

Q11: Our course may be set for an availability of 52 weeks, but the instructor will only be available for 11 weeks. Is this acceptable?

A: Yes, this is acceptable. In accordance with our answer to question 3, we are not seeking instructor availability to conduct the course. However, the contractor is still required to provide dial in capability or an e-mail address for questions and answers related to the course materials or course technology.

Q12: Are offers from non-PMI certified companies acceptable?

A: No. Per PWS Paragraph 2 “Objective”, the awardee must be “certified through the Project Management Institute (PMI) to provide this accredited training”.

Q13: Is this a brand new contract, or is there an incumbent performing these services?

A: This is a brand new requirements and there is no incumbent.