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x x 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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 ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

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

Title: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling and Simulation Support for Containment and Mixing Studies

The purpose of amendment 00001 is to revise: (1) Section B.2 CONSIDERATION AND

OBLIGATION—INDEFINITE-QUANTITY CONTRACT (AUG 2011); (2) Section B.4 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE;

(3) Section C "Descriptions/Specifications/Statement of Work;" (4) Section I.1 NOTICE

LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE; (5) Section I.16 2052.235-70

PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS (OCT 1999); (6) Section L.13 PROPOSAL CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS

(AUG 2011); (7) Section M.3 EVALUATION FACTORS; and (8) to provide responses to questions submitted as a result of the solicitation.

Refer to page 2 for amendment details.

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

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

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

MONIQUE B. WILLIAMS

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Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

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Amendment No. 000001

The purpose of Amendment 00001 is to:

1) Revise Section B.2 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION—INDEFINITE-QUANTITY CONTRACT (AUG 2011), paragraph (c) to provide the amount of the minimum guarantee under this contract;

2) Revise Section B.4 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE to revise the amount of hours for Year 2 and Year 5;

3) Revise section C “Descriptions/Specifications/Statement of Work,” by revising section C.8 ESTIMATED

EFFORT

4) Revise Section I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE to eliminate reference to NRCAR I030;

5) Revise Section I.16 2052.235-70 PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS (OCT 1999);

6) Revise Section L.13 PROPOSAL CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS (AUG 2011);

7) Revise Section M.3 EVALUATION FACTORS; and

8) Provide responses to questions submitted as a result of the solicitation.

Accordingly, the following changes are hereby made:

1) Section B.2 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION—INDEFINITE-QUANTITY CONTRACT (AUG 2011) is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in-lieu thereof:

B.2 CONSIDERATION AND OBLIGATION—INDEFINITE-QUANTITY CONTRACT (AUG 2011)

(a) The maximum quantity of services the Government will acquire under this contract is TBD.

(b) The Contracting Officer will obligate funds on each task order issued.

(c) The minimum guarantee under this contract is $50,000.00.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of FAR 52.232-20 - Limitation of Cost for fully-funded task orders and FAR 52.232-22 - Limitation of Funds for incrementally-funded task orders, issued hereunder.

2) Section B.4 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in-lieu thereof:

B.4 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

(a) “CLIN” means Contract Line Item Number

(b) “L-H” means Labor-Hour contract type

(b) “CR” means Cost Reimbursement contract type

Base Period (from date of award through 24 months )

CLIN

DESCRIPTION

CLIN

Number LABOR CATEGORY CONTRACT UNIT ESTIMATED LABOR ESTIMATED

TYPE QUANTITY RATE CEILING

LABOR 0001

Year 1 Hours 585 Project Manager L-H Hour Senior Engineer L-H Hour Engineer L-H Hour Quality Assurance L-H Hour Clerical/Administrative L-H Hour Year 2 Hour 345 Project Manager L-H Hour Senior Engineer L-H Hour Engineer L-H Hour Quality Assurance L-H Hour Clerical/Administrative L-H Hour

Total Labor Hours 930 -$ TRAVEL 0002 CR Lot 1 5,000.00$ MATERIALS 0003 CR Lot 1 TBD

Grand Total Base Period TBD

Option Period One (TBD)

CLIN

DESCRIPTION

CLIN

Number LABOR CATEGORY UNIT ESTIMATED UNIT PRICE NOT TO EXCEED

QUANTITY CEILING

LABOR 1001

Year 3 430 Project Manager Hours Senior Engineer Hours Engineer Hours Quality Assurance Hours Clerical/Administrative Hours

Total Labor Hours 430 -$ TRAVEL 1002 Lot 1 -$ MATERIALS 1003 Lot 1 TBD

Grand Total Option Period One $ TBD

Option Period Two (TBD)

CLIN

DESCRIPTION

CLIN

Number LABOR CATEGORY UNIT ESTIMATED UNIT PRICE NOT TO EXCEED

QUANTITY CEILING

LABOR 2001

Year 4 415 Project Manager Hours Senior Engineer Hours Engineer Hours Quality Assurance Hours Clerical/Administrative Hours

Total Labor Hours 415 -$ TRAVEL 2002 Lot 1 -$ MATERIALS 2003 Lot 1 TBD

Grand Total Option Period Two $ TBD Option Period Three (TBD)

CLIN

DESCRIPTION

CLIN

Number LABOR CATEGORY UNIT ESTIMATED UNIT PRICE NOT TO EXCEED

QUANTITY CEILING

LABOR 3001

Year 5 575 Project Manager Hours Senior Engineer Hours Engineer Hours Quality Assurance Hours Clerical/Administrative Hours

Total Labor Hours 575 -$ TRAVEL 3002 Lot 1 -$ MATERIALS 3003 Lot 1 TBD

Grand Total Option Period Three $ TBD

TOTAL CONTRACT CEILING INCLUSIVE OF OPTION PERIODS $ TBD

3) Section C.8 Estimated Effort is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in-lieu thereof:

C.8 Estimated Effort

This estimate is advisory only and not to be considered as the sole basis for development of a staffing plan.

The total estimated level of effort for this project is 2,350 hours. The estimated level of effort by year is as follows.

Year ESTIMATED EFFORT

1 585 2 345 3 430 4 415 5 575

4) Section I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in-lieu thereof:

I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" contained in this document. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)

52.202-1 DEFINITIONS NOV 2013

52.203-3 GRATUITIES APR 1984

52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES APR 1984

52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO SEP 2006

THE GOVERNMENT

52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES OCT 2010

52.203-8 CANCELLATION, RESCISSION, AND RECOVERY JAN 1997

OF FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER

ACTIVITY

52.203-10 PRICE OR FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR ILLEGAL OR JAN 1997

IMPROPER ACTIVITY

52.203-12 LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE OCT 2010

CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS

52.203-13 CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND APR 2010

CONDUCT

52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS SEP 2013

AND REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF

WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS

52.204-4 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED MAY 2011

ON RECYCLED PAPER

52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF JAN 2011

CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND JUL 2013

FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS

52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE JUL 2013

52.204-14 SERVICE CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS JAN 2014

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST AUG 2013

WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS

DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR

DEBARMENT

52.210-1 MARKET RESEARCH APR 2011

52.215-2 AUDIT AND RECORDS--NEGOTIATION OCT 2010

52.215-8 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE--UNIFORM CONTRACT OCT 1997

FORMAT

52.215-14 INTEGRITY OF UNIT PRICES OCT 2010

52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE NOV 2011

52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS JUL 2013

52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING NOV 2011

52.222-19 CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH JAN 2014

AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES

52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES FEB 1999

52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MAR 2007

52.222-29 NOTIFICATION OF VISA DENIAL JUN 2003

52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS SEP 2010

52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH OCT 2010

DISABILITIES

52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS SEP 2010

52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS FEB 2009

52.222-54 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION AUG 2013

52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES AUG 2011

TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING

52.225-1 BUY AMERICAN ACT--SUPPLIES FEB 2009

52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN JUN 2008

PURCHASES

52.225-14 INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN ENGLISH VERSION FEB 2000

AND TRANSLATION OF CONTRACT

52.227-1 AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT DEC 2007

52.227-2 NOTICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING PATENT DEC 2007

AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA--GENERAL DEC 2007

52.232-17 INTEREST OCT 2010

52.232-23 ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS JAN 1986

52.232-25 PROMPT PAYMENT JUL 2013

52.232-39 UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED JUN 2013

OBLIGATIONS

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL DEC 2013

BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

52.233-1 DISPUTES JUL 2002

52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD AUG 1996

52.233-4 APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF OCT 2004

CONTRACT CLAIM

52.242-1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISALLOW COSTS APR 1984

52.242-3 PENALTIES FOR UNALLOWABLE COSTS MAY 2001

52.242-13 BANKRUPTCY JUL 1995

52.243-3 CHANGES--TIME-AND-MATERIALS OR SEP 2000

LABOR-HOURS

52.244-2 SUBCONTRACTS OCT 2010

ALTERNATE I (JUNE 2007)

52.244-5 COMPETITION IN SUBCONTRACTING DEC 1996

52.244-6 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS DEC 2013

52.245-1 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY APR 2012

52.245-9 USE AND CHARGES APR 2012

52.246-23 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FEB 1997

52.246-25 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY--SERVICES FEB 1997

52.248-1 VALUE ENGINEERING OCT 2010

52.253-1 COMPUTER GENERATED FORMS JAN 1991

5) Section I.16 2052.235-70 PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS (OCT 1999) is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in-lieu thereof:

I.16 2052.235-70 PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS (OCT 1999)

(a) The principal investigator(s)/contractor shall comply with the provisions of NRC Management Directive 3.9 entitled “NRC Staff and Contractor Speeches, Presentations, Papers, and Journal Articles on Regulatory and Technical Subjects” regarding publication in refereed scientific and engineering journals or dissemination to the public of any information, oral or written, concerning the work performed under this contract. Failure to comply with this clause shall be grounds for termination of this contract.

(b) The principal investigator(s)/contractor may publish the results of this work in refereed scientific and engineering journals or in open literature and present papers at public or association meetings at interim stages of work, in addition to submitting to NRC the final reports and other deliverables required under this contract. However, such publication and papers shall focus on advances in science and technology and minimize conclusions and/or recommendations which may have regulatory implications.

(c) The principal investigator(s) shall coordinate all such publications with, and transmit a copy of the proposed article or paper to, the NRC Contracting Officer or Project Officer, prior to publication. The NRC agrees to review and provide comments within thirty (30) days after receipt of a proposed publication. However, in those cases where the information to be published is (1) subject to Commission approval, (2) has not been ruled upon, or (3) disapproved by the Commission, the NRC reserves the right to disapprove or delay the publication. Further, if the NRC disagrees with the proposed publication for any reason, it reserves the right to require that any publication not identify the

NRC's sponsorship of the work and that any associated publication costs shall be borne by the contractor.

6) Section L.13 PROPOSAL CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS (AUG 2011), subsection entitled “VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in-lieu thereof:

VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

The technical proposal shall consist of the offeror's technical and management aspects of the acquisition. It should indicate your company's capabilities and the means to be used to satisfy the requirements of the Statement of Work. It should be specific and complete in every detail. The proposal should be practical and be prepared simply and economically, providing straightforward, concise delineation of what it is the offeror will do to satisfy the requirements of the Statement of Work.

In order that the Technical Proposal may be evaluated strictly on the merit of the material submitted, DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CONTRACTUAL OR COST/PRICE INFORMATION IN IT. The proposal shall not merely offer to perform work in accordance with the Statement of Work, but shall outline, in detail, the actual work proposed. Merely repeating the Statement of Work may be deemed to reflect a lack of understanding of solicitation requirements.

Assumptions - This section shall identify and explain any assumptions made by the offeror in submitting the Volume II portion of the proposal.

The following are the proposal content requirements as they relate to each of the evaluation factors:

Evaluation Factor #1 Personnel Capabilities The offeror’s proposal shall demonstrate the extent to which their proposed personnel possess relevant qualifications to perform the worked described in the Statement of Work. (Refer to Section C.17) The offeror shall indicate the function, disciplines, source and availability of the proposed personnel in a chart form. In addition, the chart shall clearly indicate which proposed personnel are essential to the successful performance of the work under this contract and will be subject to the "Key Personnel" clause of the resultant contract. Offerors shall also present resumes (maximum of two pages) in the format which follows.

RESUME FORMAT

a. Name and Title

b. Name of Firm with which associated

c. Years of Experience - with this Firm - with other Firms

d. Education: - Degree (s) /Year/Specialization

e. Other Experience and Qualifications relevant to the Statement of Work

Evaluation Factor #2 Technical Approach on Task Order 1 The offeror shall clearly describe its proposed approach to successfully perform the effort described in the SOW for Task Order 1 (Attachment 5). It shall address how the offeror will successfully meet the cost, performance, and schedule requirements of the proposed effort as well as note any anticipated problem areas or deviations from the SOW for Task Order 1.

Evaluation Factor #3 Technical Approach on the Base Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract The offeror shall substantiate the offeror’s understanding of the particular requirements of the IDIQ contract as stated in the SOW (refer to Section C).

The offeror shall address the following elements:

(a) A description of management approach to workload issues; obtaining and maintaining the human resources necessary to perform the contract; approach to how proposed personnel cover multiple and/or overlapping task ordering efforts or unfunded gaps between task orders during the period of performance.

(b) A description of the management and administrative controls the Offeror will employ to meet the cost, performance and schedule requirements of the proposed effort.

Evaluation Factor #4 Corporate Experience The offeror’s proposal shall describe, in detail, its relevant corporate experience on projects that are similar in scope to this solicitation. The Offeror shall demonstrate how the previous contracts listed relate to the proposed effort. The offeror shall provide contract numbers, type of work done, contract type, dollar value, and complexity on current and previous contracts.

Evaluation Factor #5 Past Performance The offeror shall provide past performance information on relevant contracts/orders performed and/or completed within the past three years that is the same or similar services as those required in the Statement of Work.

List any awards received, provide letters of commendation, etc., that will demonstrate the offeror's record of past performance. Provide any other pertinent information that will aid in the evaluation of the offeror's performance record. Offerors shall list and discuss all prior contracts terminated for default, and whether any show cause letters, cure notices, poor performance letters have been received, or whether these contracts have been subject to dispute not otherwise covered in the foregoing list. If offerors have such indicators of negative past performance, they are permitted to also include explanations of the problems encountered and the corrective actions taken to mitigate the negative past performance circumstances. If offerors have not had a prior contract terminated for default, and have not received any show cause letters, cure notices, or poor performance letters, they should inform the NRC by stating that none have been received.

The offeror shall submit a minimum of three (3) references for contracts performed in the past three years. Each contract reference shall be limited to one page length to include:

a) Contract Number;

b) Name and Address of Government Agency;

c) Description of the type of work;

d) Contracting Officers name, Telephone Number and E-mail Address;

e) COR or Technical Representative’s Name, Telephone Number and e-mail address;

f) Contract Type, Period of Performance;

g) Dollar amount

h) Brief description of the type of work and how work is similar or relevant to NRC’s requirement

IMPORTANT:

a) Offerors are advised that they will be responsible for providing past performance surveys (Section J, Attachment No. 6) to at least three of the clients listed above to obtain Past Performance Information. The reference information will aid in the Government's evaluation of the offeror's relevant past performance. It is the responsibility of the offerors to ensure that the reference check information provided in their proposals is accurate, complete and current. The NRC is not responsible for technical or administrative difficulties associated with the submittal of the past performance surveys. The offerors’ references will be required to complete the surveys and return them directly to the Contract Specialist via e-mail to Aracelis.Perez-Ortiz@nrc.gov no later than the closing date of this solicitation. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that their references have complied with their request.

b) Contractors having no relevant past performance will receive a “neutral” rating; in this event, past performance will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

At the discretion of NRC, the NRC reserves the right to contact one or all sources identified in references, regarding past performance information. The NRC may also consult other sources of past performance information including, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). The NRC reserves the right to gather and evaluate past performance information from sources other than those listed above. The Government will use the past performance information to evaluate the offeror on this criterion.

7) Section M.3 EVALUATION FACTORS is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in-lieu thereof:

M.3 EVALUATION FACTORS

Factor 1, Personnel Capabilities; Factor 2, Technical Approach on Task Order 1; Factor 3, Technical Approach on the Base Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract; Factor 4, Corporate Experience; and Factor 5 Past Performance; are listed in descending order of importance. However, Factor 1 and Factor 2 are of equal importance. The subfactors of Factor 3 are also of equal importance.

The following non-cost/price factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Evaluation Factor #1 Personnel Capabilities The Government will evaluate the qualifications of proposed personnel to perform their intended role(s).

Evaluation Factor #2 Technical Approach on Task Order 1 The Government will evaluate the extent to which the offeror’s proposal demonstrates a thorough understanding of the work described in the Statement of Work (SOW) for Task Order 1. The Government will evaluate the ability of the offeror to adequately staff the project to accomplish contract requirements.

Evaluation Factor #3 Technical Approach on the Base Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract The Government will evaluate the extent to which the offeror’s proposal demonstrates a thorough understanding of the work described in the Statement of Work for the base IDIQ. The Government will evaluate the ability of the offeror to adequately staff the project to accomplish contract requirements.

The Government will also evaluate the ability of the offeror to accommodate variable level of effort.

Evaluation Factor #4 Corporate Experience The Government will evaluate the offeror’s demonstrated Corporate Experience with requirements that are similar in scope to the current requirement.

Evaluation Factor #5 Past Performance The Government will evaluate the past performance of the offeror, and that of any significant proposed subcontractors, on contracts similar in scope to this procurement that were performed or completed within the past three (3) years. In performing this evaluation, the Government may contact some or all of the references provided, and may also consider other past performance information obtained from any other source.

Factor #5 Cost/Price

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s total cost/price for the Base IDIQ which will be derived by totaling the estimated ceiling cost/price for the Base Period and the Option Periods. The Government will also evaluate the total cost/price for Task Order 1. The government will also evaluate the proposed fixed loaded hourly rates for the Base Period and the Option Periods. The Government reserves the right to perform a cost realism analysis.

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Solicitation Questions and Answers

1) Question:

There was a very similar NRC solicitation in 2012, number RES-12-048 (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=2895dfcf9f8ac891416436c73ff3460b&tab=c ore&_cview=1).

Can you tell me anything about the award for that solicitation (nothing appears to have been announced on FedBizOpps)

Answer: Solicitation RES-12-048 resulted in award no. NRC-HQ-13-C-04-0026 to Alden Research Laboratory, Inc.

2) Question:

Under Section I.1, clauses incorporated by reference include NRCAR I030. We were unable to find the contents of this clause. Could you please provide us with a link so that we may review it?

Answer: Refer to Amendment No. 000001. Section I.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE has been revised to eliminate the reference to NRCAR I030.

3) Question: We have interpreted that the RFP (with highlighted sections and other blank questions completed) need not be included with the technical proposal, but the highlighted sections, as well as other sections with questions to be completed may be filled out upon contract completion. Is this correct?

Answer: The offeror shall submit a signed copy of the solicitation offer and amendment(s). All applicable sections must be completed by the offeror at time of proposal submittal. Yes, there are areas identified as TBD, highlighted, and/or blank that will be filled in at time of award.

4) Question: If we do need to include the 63 pages of the RFP with the highlighted sections and open questions completed, it will not count against the 100 page limit of the technical proposal. Please confirm this is acceptable.

Answer: The signed solicitation offer package does not count towards the 100 page limit.

5) Question: The instructions state that the cost proposal should be submitted in Microsoft Excel or similar, but also that it be signed. Is it acceptable to place a digital graphic of a signature into a cell of the spreadsheet?

Answer: Yes, it is acceptable to place a digital graphic of a signature into a cell of the spreadsheet.