Solicitation_NIHOF2011367_Amendments_ _Clarifications_12-20-2011.pdf

December 20, 2011 Amendment 00004

Solicitation NIHOF2011367

List of Changes & Clarifications to Solicitation Number NIHOF2011367

Section C – Task Orders Effective October 2011, in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13423, "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management" and E.O. 13514, "Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance" and HHSAR Clause 352.223-71 "Instructions to Offerors - Sustainable Acquisition" (October 2011) offerors shall submit a Sustainable Acquisition Plan in their technical proposal, for each task order, that addresses the environmental products and services to be delivered under the resulting contract task orders.

Section I Clauses Added:

• FAR Clause 52.242-14 Suspension of Work (April 1984).

• FAR Clause 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts. (October 2008)

(DEVIATION)

(. . . the constructive acceptance is increased from 7 to 14 days and due dates for making payments for this contract are being increased from 14 to 21 calendar days . . . )

Clauses Removed:

• FAR Clause 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order. (Aug 1989) is applicable to this contract.

• FAR Clause 52.230-2, Cost Accounting Standards (October 2010).

• FAR Clause 52.230-6, Administration of Cost Accounting Standards (June 2010).

• FAR Clause 52.242-4, Certification of Final Indirect Costs (January 1997).

Clauses Updated:

• Article I.5 Small Business Administration – 8(a) Program (Applicable to the 8(a) Market Tier Only). . .

b. Alternate I, (April 2005) is added to FAR Clause 52.219-18, Notification Of Competition Limited To Eligible8(a) Concerns (June 2003) as follows:

(a) (3) The offeror's approved business plan is on the file and serviced by Washington Metropolitan AreaDistrict Office, 740 15th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington DC 20005-3544 .

Clarification Section L , Phase 1, Mandatory Qualification, Criteria 3: Mentor – Protégés states: 1) If a business concern is contemplating an 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture on this project, evidence shall be provided from the Offeror that the Mentor-Protégé Agreement has been approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) at the time of Phase I submission.

December 20, 2011 Amendment 00004

Solicitation NIHOF2011367

This means the Offeror shall provide "evidence" that the Mentor-Protege Agreement has been approved, i.e. the SBA's approval letter of your Mentor-Protégé agreement, not the actual copy of the Mentor-Protégé Agreement. THE SBA LETTER SHALL BE COUNTED IN THE 75-

PAGE PHASE 1 RESPONSE.

Section L, Phase 1, Mandatory Qualification, Criteria 3: Mentor – Protégés also states: 2) Furthermore, if the Mentor-Protégé intends to submit under a Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture that has yet to be approved by the SBA, Offeror shall provide a "statement of intention" to form a Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture along with a draft copy of the Joint Venture Agreement, to be included in the Phase I submission.

This means that the Offeror shall provide a "statement of intention" that the Mentor-Protege Joint Venture Agreement has been submitted to the SBA but has yet to be approved. This can be a written statement or a copy of the letter submitted to the SBA requesting approval of the JV agreement. THE WRITTEN STATEMENT (OR LETTER) SHALL BE COUNTED IN THE 75-PAGE PHASE 1 RESPONSE. The draft copy of the JV Agreement shall not be counted in the 75-page count.