Amendment 02 RFP 08-0021.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

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

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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICIATION NO.

9B. DATED

(SEE

ITEM

11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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 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 your 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.

CHECK ONE 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.

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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ADDENDUM 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (June 2008)

L.1 Addendum to Paragraph (b) Submission of offers. In addition to those requirements as stated in paragraph (b), the following are added and shall apply to the submission requirements in response to this solicitation:

L.2 PBGC-15-002 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (OCT 2004)

a. Markings. It is important that the outer envelope or wrapping of your offer be addressed as follows. Failure to so mark the outer core could be the cause of your offer being misdirected and received too late for consideration at the required destination. (Offeror's Return Address)

TO: PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

SOLICITATION NO.: (See Block 5 of SF1449) Closing Date: (See Block 8 of SF1449)

1200 K STREET, NW

Mail Stop: Procurement

WASHINGTON, DC 20005-4026

b. Hand Carried Offers. Proposals which are hand carried will be delivered to the same suite number shown above in a sealed outer wrapper. Hand carried offers must be received in the above office by the due date and time. Proposals received at the destination after the time and date specified for receipt will be considered late and dealt with in accordance with the late proposal provision of FAR 52.212-1.

c. Proposals must also be submitted electronically via the PBGC Secure Proposal site. To submit your proposal follow the steps below:

1. Encrypt your file(s) (password protect)

2. Go to http://files.pbgc.gov

3. Select "Secure Upload".

4. Enter the email address of the Procurement Officer and click "Start".

5. Enter your contact information.

6. Enter your message and a description of the submission (this information will be included in the notification to the Procurement Officer)

7. Click the notification checkbox to ensure you receive notification when the file is downloaded by the Procurement Officer.

8. Select the upload method, Regular or Enhanced. Regular upload works with all browsers and enhanced upload works with Java enabled browsers.

9. Select the file(s) to send (use the Browse buttons).

10. Press the Upload & Send button.

11. Send a separate email to the Procurement Officer with your encryption password.

You will receive an automated system confirmation of a successful upload, and an automated system email when the Procurement Officer downloads your submission.

L.3 PHASE I OFFEROR'S WRITTEN PROPOSAL

A. General Instructions

Proposals in Phase I shall be submitted in two separate parts as further described below - Part I, the Written Technical Proposal and Part II, the Business Proposal. Each of the parts must be separately bound, so the evaluation of each part may be conducted independently. Proposals shall be enclosed in sealed packaging and addressed to the office specified in the solicitation. Facsimile offers will not be considered.

Only those offerors whose costs are determined reasonable and successfully pass Phase I by having their written offer found to be acceptable by the Technical Evaluation Panel will be invited to give an oral presentation (Phase II) addressing the evaluation factors listed in 52.212-2 (Section M). At the conclusion of Phase I, successful offerors may be notified via email;

telephone or by facsimile transmission to schedule their oral presentation as outlined herein.

Part I of the written technical proposal shall include only the offeror's past performance and key personnel as outlined below, and shall be limited to 30 pages. Those pages demonstrating past performance and key personnel that are in excess of 30 pages will not be evaluated or considered.

Cover pages and tabs are not included in the count. The written technical proposal shall include a maximum of 15 pages to address key personnel with no more than three pages for each resume per key personnel. In the event the resumes do not total 15 pages, offerors may add the remaining pages to their written technical proposal for past performance and vice versa. Part II, the business proposal, shall only include the two items described in Section L-3(C), be1ow.

Proposals shall be submitted in an original and 3 copies of Part I, the written technical proposal, and an original and 3 copies of Part II, the business proposal, with each part separate1y bound.

The written technical proposal shall use the specific format below. These directions assist in providing a fair and equitable evaluation of all proposals. The Government may determine those proposals not following the directions as unacceptable and may reject such offers from further consideration.

- 8.5 by 11 inch paper

- 12 pitch print or larger, Times New Roman style font

- 1.25 inch left hand margin, .75 inch right hand margin and 1 inch margins at both the top and bottom for each page all pages single spaced

- every page sequentially numbered; and

- page numbers shall be centered in the bottom margin.

B. Part I - Written Technical Proposal

Offerors proposal shall address the following in their written technical proposal.

(1) Past Performance. The offeror shall provide evidence of the offeror's (i.e., firm's or organization's) past performance and experience in performing the work and/or providing the deliverables required by the solicitation, including meeting delivery dates and schedules the same as, or substantially similar to, that required by the solicitation. The offeror shall provide at least three references as follows: the names and telephone numbers of contact persons from previous customers who can provide information regarding the performance of the offeror's firm during the last three years on work of a similar nature to that described in the statement of work, Section C. Include the dollar amount and length of contract for each contract referenced.

The offer shall describe its capabilities, and those of joint venture partners, if any, to perform this work. Information of the offeror's size, experience, and resources available to enable the offeror to fulfill the requirements shall be provided. It shall include information on corporate facilities and equipment currently available for use. When demonstrating previous Government and/or private sector projects similar to that proposed, provide sufficient detail to convince evaluators of the relevance of the skills and objectives involved.

Note: Where an offeror is new to this marketplace and thus possesses no prior organizational past performance, the offeror's key personnel will be evaluated for past performance. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance

(2) Key Personnel Resumes The offeror shall provide the names, position descriptions and information to support the qualifications, including relevant experience, specialized training and education, of all proposed key personnel (see clause entitled "Key Personnel" in Section H of this solicitation for further definition). Include names of employers and dates of employment and a description of all duties performed at each employer. The term "personnel" shall include any proposed consultants and subcontractor employees who will perform duties of key personnel.

Offerors shall address how their key personnel satisfy the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M. The government shall consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror's past performance.

C. Part II-Business Proposal

(1) The offeror shall complete the Representations and Certifications provided in Section K of this solicitation and include them in this Part II, as well, the offeror shall sign the Solicitation and any Amendments and include them in Part II also.

(2) The offeror shall provide information regarding price requested in Section B, Pricing Schedule, using the format provided in Section B.2.

(3) (This may apply if Award Fee or Fixed Fee is used).The offeror shall identify the award fee as proposed in Section B.2 and B.3. (or Offerors identified Fixed Fee).

L.4 D. PHASE II - ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Those offerors who successfully pass Phase I, and whose costs are determined to be reasonable, will be invited to make an oral presentation (Phase II) addressing the evaluation factors listed in 52-212-2 (Section M). The offerors will be given the date, time, and place for the presentation.

Oral Presentations will be held at PBGC Headquarters. Appointments for the oral presentation will be drawn by lottery and there will be no opportunity to change the time assigned. The presentations will be videotaped. Presentations will be limited to no more than one hour. The Government may ask questions for clarifications at the conclusion of the presentation, but the question period will not count against the time limit. The question and answer period for clarifications will not exceed one hour. The oral presentation must be presented by the key personnel (minimum 1, up to 10) in accordance with Section L.3(B)(2). No one other than key personnel, and key subcontractor personnel, who will be assigned to this contract will be permitted to be present for any part of the oral presentation.

The offeror shall use the presentation to explain its understanding, approach, and allocation of resources to enable complete evaluation of the offeror's capability to provide the services required herein. The offeror shall demonstrate how it plans to meet the stated requirements of goals and that the offeror has the necessary understanding, expertise, facilities, personnel and experience to perform successfully.

During oral presentations offerors may use charts, view graphs, and/or exhibits to support their oral presentation; however, these supporting documents may not be submitted nor copies handed out at the presentation with one exception, namely, if a PowerPoint or other computer presentation is given, one copy of that presentation is to be provided at the presentation. Note: the offeror is responsible for providing a person to flip the view graph charts if this will not be done by the briefer. Any view graph or computer presentation must be prepared in a font size large enough to be seen at the back of a conference room. Offerors shall be responsible for supplying their own presentation equipment. A screen will be provided. In the event of equipment failure, the offeror must proceed with the presentation without use of such equipment.

No price information is to be included in the oral presentation or briefing charts.

The filming of the presentation will be immediately terminated at the completion of the hour unless the offeror has completed its presentation earlier. A question and answer period for clarifications will follow, which will also be videotaped. During the question period, the government may ask questions of the briefer for clarification if something is not clear, but there will not be a negotiation. Questions and answers will be considered for evaluation purposes. The offeror's oral presentation will be evaluated in accordance with evaluation section.

Each offeror who has made an oral presentation will be allowed to submit its final proposal, which will be limited to price only, three days after the completion of oral presentations.

L.5 PBGC-15-005 QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SOLICITATION (OCT 2004)

(a) ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE SUBMITTED IN

WRITING TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST NAMED IN BLOCK 7 OF THE SF-1449 FOR

INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ASPECT OF THE SOLICITATION. PROSPECTIVE

OFFERORS ARE WARNED AGAINST CONTACTING ANY PBGC PERSONNEL OUTSIDE

THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO AWARD OF A CONTRACT

RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION. IF SUCH A CONTACT OCCURS AND IS

FOUND TO BE PREJUDICIAL TO COMPETING VENDORS, THE VENDOR MAKING

SUCH A CONTACT MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION.

(b) Questions of solicitation concern can be emailed to Procurement@pbgc.gov as well, questions can be faxed to number (202) 326-4162. All formulated Questions and Answers will be provided via solicitation amendment and posted on FEDBIZOPPS, giving due regard to the proper protection of proprietary information. Questions are due by date specified.

(c) No information concerning this solicitation will be provided in response to telephone calls.

All such requests must be submitted, in writing, to the Procurement Department via email or fax as addressed in (b) above.

(d) Prospective offerors are asked to submit their questions grouped by solicitation section and making reference to the particular paragraph. Questions must be submitted in writing, within three (3) work days after the release date of the solicitation, to allow the PBGC an opportunity to respond. Any questions received after that may not be answered before the end of the question and answer period, or solicitation closing date.

L.6 PBGC-15-007 EXPENSES RELATED TO PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (OCT 2004)

The Government is not liable for any costs incurred by any offerors in submitting proposals in response to this solicitation.

1200 K STREET, NW

WASHINGTON DC 20005-4026