LARC_III_RFP_Amendment_No._3_04_11_13.pdf

AM ENDM ENT OF SOLICITATION/ M ODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1 . CONTRACT ID NO. PA GE O F PA GES

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2 . AM ENDM ENT/M ODIFICATION NO. 3 . EFFEC TIV E DA TE 4 . REQUISITION/PURCHA SE REQ. NO. 5 . PROJECT NO. (if app licable)

Three (3) Apr 11, 2013 Not Applicable

6 . ISSUED BY CODE 7 . A D M IN IS T ERED BY (if ot her t han It em 6 ) CODE

National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisitions Operations - OA 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 529-X, MSC 7663 Bethesda, MD 20892-7663

8 . NA M E AND A DD RESS O F CO NT RA CT OR (No. , st reet, cou nt y, St at e and ZIP Code) (T ) 9 A . AM ENDM ENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

Recipients of RFP NIHOD2012317, Technical and Logistical Support for NIH Laboratory Animal Research, LARC III T

NIHOD2012317

9 B. DATED (S EE IT EM 1 3 )

August 29, 2012

1 0 A . M ODIFICA TION OF

CONTRA CT/ORDER NO.

1 0 B. DATED (S EE IT EM 1 3 )

CODE FACIL ITY CODE

11 . THIS ITEM A PPLIES TO AM ENDM ENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

T The abov e num be red so lic it at ion i s am ended as set f or t h in It em 1 4 . T he ho ur and d at e sp ec if ied f or rec eip t of of f ers ______ is ex t ended, ___T___ is not extended.

Of ferors m ust ackno w ledge receipt of th is amend m ent prior to th e hour and dat e specif ied in the solicit ation or as amend ed, by one of th e follow ing m eth ods:

(a) By com plet ing Items 8 and 15 and return ing ON E (1) copies of the amendment . b) By acknow ledging receipt o f th is amendm ent on each copy of t he of fer submi t t ed; or

(c ) By separat e let t er or t eleg ram w hic h in c lu des a ref eren ce t o t he solic it at io n an d am en dm en t num bers. FA ILURE OF Y OUR A CKNOW LED GM ENT TO BE RECEIV ED A T THE

PLAC E DESIGNA TED FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO T HE HOU R AN D D A TE SPECIFIED M A Y RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOU R OFFER. If b y v irtu e of t his am endm ent yo u de sire t o c han ge an of f er already sub m it t ed, suc h c han ge m ay be m ade b y t elegram or let t er, p rov ided each t elegram or let t er m akes ref erenc e t o t he so licit at ion and t his amendment , and is received pr ior to the opening hour and date specif ied.

1 2 . 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 . TH IS CHA NGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Spec if y authori ty) THE CHA NGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 1 4 A RE M ADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 1 0 A .

B. THE A BOVE NUM BERED CONTRA CT/ORDER IS M ODIFIED TO REFLECT THE A DM IN ISTRA TIV E CH A NGES (such as changes in pay ing of f ice, appropriat ion data, etc . )

SET FORTH IN IT EM 1 4 , PURS UA NT TO TH E AU TH ORIT Y O F FA R 4 3 .1 0 3 (b).

C. THIS S UPPLEM ENT A L A GREEM ENT IS EN TERED IN TO PU RSU A NT TO A UTHORITY OF:

D. OT HER (S p ec if y t y p e o f m o d if i c at i on an d au t h or it y )

E. IM PORTANT: Contractor X is n ot , is required t o sign t his do cu m ent and ret urn 0 co pies t o t he issuin g of f ice.

1 4 . DESCRIPTION OF AM ENDM ENT/M ODIFICATION (Organized by UCF sect ion headings, inc lud ing so lic ita t ion/contract subject m at ter w here feas ible. )

Notice of NAICS appeal attached.

Except as p rov ided herein , a ll terms and condi t ions o f the document refe renced in Item 9 A or 10 A, as hereto fo re changed, remains unchanged and in fu l l fo rce and e f fec t .

1 5 A . NA M E AND TIT LE OF SIG NER (Type or pr in t ) 1 6 A . NA M E AND TIT LE OF CO NT RA CT ING OFFICER (Type or pr in t )

William Bartelmes, Contracting Officer, OA-OLAO

1 5 B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 1 6 B. UNIT ED STA TES OF A M ERICA 1 6 C. DA TE SIGN ED

BY

(Signature of person author ized to s ign. ) (Signat ure of Con t ract ing Of f icer)

N SN 75 4 0 -0 1 -1 5 2 -8 0 7 0 3 0 -1 0 5 ST AND ARD FO RM 3 0 (REV. 1 0 -8 3 )

PREVIOUS EDITION UN USA BLE Prescr ibed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53 .24 3

United States Small Business Administration

Office of Hearings and Appeals

NAICS APPEAL OF:

The McConnell Group, Inc.

Appellant

Solicitation No. NIH-OD-2012-317

Department of Health and Human Services

National Institutes of Health

Issued: April 11, 2013

Docket No. NAICS-2013-04-10-46

NOTICE AND ORDER

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) hereby notifies all currently known parties, all prospective offerors, and other persons that, on April 10, 2013, OHA received an appeal of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code designated in the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Solicitation No. NIH-OD-2012-

317. OHA conducts NAICS code appeals under the authority of 13 C.F.R. parts 121 and 134, and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.303.

I. Instructions to the Contracting Officer

The Contracting Officer responsible for this solicitation MUST:

A. Amend the solicitation within three business days to notify potentially interested parties of the pendency of this appeal. Attach a copy of this Notice and Order to the amendment.

See Advanced Systems Technology, Inc. v. United States, 69 Fed.Cl. 474 (2006). Send a copy of the amendment to OHA with the “Fax-Back Memorandum.”

B. Send to OHA a link to where the original solicitation and all amendments are posted on the Internet, as required by 13 C.F.R. § 134.306(b) and FAR § 19.303(c)(4). If the solicitation is not posted online, send a paper copy to OHA.

C. Complete and return the “Fax-Back Memorandum” as soon as possible.

D. Notify OHA of any additional amendments to the solicitation, any contract award, or any other litigation affecting this procurement, while this appeal is pending.

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The Contracting Officer may also file and serve a substantive response to the appeal by the close of record.

II. Responses to the Appeal and Close of Record

Any response to this appeal must be filed with OHA and served upon all parties or their attorneys (if represented), and be RECEIVED by OHA no later than April 25, 2013. Except for good cause shown, the record will close on that date.

The rules of practice are at 13 C.F.R. §§ 134.101-318. OHA’s website has the rules, a sample certificate of service, case law, and other material: http://www.sba.gov/oha.

III. Filing and Service Instructions

A party filing any pleading or other submission must include a Certificate of Service stating how and when the party accomplished service. 13 C.F.R. §§ 134.305(c), 134.204(d).

The attached Certificate of Service lists all currently known parties (or their attorneys) and their email addresses or facsimile numbers.

Filing is the RECEIPT by OHA of the pleading or other submission. A filing received by OHA after 5 p.m. eastern time is considered filed on the next day. 13 C.F.R. § 134.204(b)(2).

Service means providing a copy of the submission to other parties (or their attorneys). 13 C.F.R.

§ 134.204(c). OHA recommends filing and service by email or fax. File any submissions to:

Office of Hearings and Appeals

U.S. Small Business Administration

409 Third Street, S.W.

Washington, DC 20416

ATTENTION: Patricia Lee or Sharon Taylor

(Voice) 202-401-8200 (Fax) 202-205-7059 Email: OHAFilings@sba.gov

OHA recommends filing and service by email or fax. However, please note when email filings are received by OHA the party should receive a notice of receipt. Some filings emailed to

OHA have not been successfully transmitted due to the size or content of the email. In accordance with 13 C.F.R. § 134.204(a), “The sender is responsible for ensuring that e-mail software and file formats are compatible with the recipient and for a successful, virus-free transmission.” We encourage a party to call OHA, 202-401-8200, to confirm receipt of a filing.

Parties should also check their record addresses on the attached certificate of service.

Unless otherwise instructed, that address is where all further papers (including the decision) in this appeal will be served.

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OHA decisions are normally published without redactions on OHA’s website within a few days of issuance. A party may request the public decision be redacted by contacting OHA promptly once an appeal is filed. For information on protective orders and OHA’s treatment of confidential information, see 13 C.F.R. § 134.205.

KENNETH M. HYDE

Administrative Judge