RFP_17-14_Amendment_0002.pdf

OMB Approval 2700-0042

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1 2

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

Amendment 0002 10/5/2017 N/A

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

National Endowment for the Arts

Grants & Contracts, 3rd floor

400 7th St. SW, Washington DC 20506

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No. Street, county, State and ZIP: Code) () 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

POTENTIAL OFFERORS RFP 17-14

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9/14/2017

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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.

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 one (1) copy 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 DATA 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 data 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.

X 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: FAR 52.212-4(c) "Changes"

D. OTHER Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is required to sign this document and return ___ copy to the issuing office.

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

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify certain responses provided in amendment 0001.

The proposals deadline is 5:00 PM EST, Monday, October 23, 2017. All proposals must be submitted via email to chaudhryu@arts.gov.

Continued, pg. 2.

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

USMAAN Z. CHAUDHRY

CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

BY _____________________________________________

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE Computer Generated Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Usmaan Z. Chaudhry 10/5/2017 mailto:chaudhryu@arts.gov

Amendment 0002

Clarification on previously issued answers:

Clarification questions are in black text; clarifications are in red text.

1. On both SOW 1&2 it states that the page limit is a maximum of 8 pages, however question number 47 from the Q&A says that each proposal is a maximum of 15 pages. Can you please confirm the maximum page limit for the BPA, SOW 1 & SOW 2?

Text from SOW:

Proposals shall be no more than 8 pages, single spaced, in 12-point font. This page limit is exclusive of resumes, appendices, and all other attachments and supplemental materials. The NEA is open to alternative approaches than that proposed in this solicitation. Submissions shall include at a minimum each of the following

Text from Q&A:

47. Page 18: 10 (b) proposals no more than 15 pages. Does this mean 15 pages for each 1) Research &

Analysis Services and 2) Evaluation & Performance Measurement Services?

Correct. 15 pages per item: The BPA and the two task orders each have a 15-page limit.

CLARIFICATION: The page limits are as follows: BPA: 15 pgs. SOW # 1: 8 pgs. SOW # 2: 8 pgs.

2. Regarding Q15: The NEA confirms that each response (BPA proposal, the response to SOW 1, and the response to SOW2) should be entirely separate and that the rates proposed in the BPA must be used (or reduced) in the SOW responses. Please clarify if, in addition to separating the three responses, the NEA will accept a separate price proposal for each response? Thus, the BPA proposal would have a technical response and a separate price response, the SOW #1 response would have a technical response and a separate price response, and the SOW#2 response would have a technical response and a separate price response. This would bring the total number of separate attachments to 6 (assuming a contractor responds to both SOWs in addition to the BPA).

CLARIFICATION: Yes, including a separate price proposal is fine.

3. Regarding Q47: The NEA’s answer seems to suggest that the BPA proposal can have a page limit of 30

(15 for the Research & Evaluation Services section and 15 for the Evaluation & Performance

Measurement Services section) and that the response to SOW #1 and to SOW #2 (i.e. the two task orders) both have a limit of 15 pages each. This appears to contradict the instructions of the SOWs (see

p. 7 in SOW #1 and p. 10 in SOW #2), which both say “The proposal shall be no more than 8 pages, single spaced, in 12-point font.” Please clarify the page limit for the SOW responses. Please clarify if the page limit can be 30 for the BPA proposal if a contractor responds to both areas.

CLARIFICATION: The BPA proposal limit is 15 pgs., not 30 pgs. The limit for each SOW response is 8 pgs.

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