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QSDJDG140002D

A. The purpose of this amendment to the above referenced solicitation is to address the following:

i. You must sign SF30 Cover Page of this amendment and submit to acknowledge receipt. The SF30 must be sent to maria.viscione@gsa.gov.

ii. Attachment revision and addition where noted.

Solicitation Number QSDJDG140002D for the OS3 Requisition Channel is hereby amended as follows:

B. In accordance with FAR 16.505:

(b) Orders under multipleaward contracts—

(1) Fair opportunity.

(i) The contracting officer must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each order exceeding $3,000* issued under multiple deliveryorder contracts or multiple taskorder contracts...

Therefore, all orders over $3,000* will be competed between the two awardees per CLIN category.

*or current micropurchase threshold

Please note, per data from FY14, the number of requisitions over $3,000 for the products covered under this acquisition was less than 1% of total requisitions.

C. NOTE of clarification In SOW, p. 44, in regards to Non Market Basket Items, under section

5.5.1 Contractor Inventory Management Requirements

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The following section is being changed from:

Non Market Basket Items With respect to NSN application, the contractor is expected to cover a majority of non market basket NSNs in their applicable supply class(es) to be considered. In addition, the contractor must be able to meet the NSN requirements at a restricted price ceiling.

Each NSN will have a listed price ceiling, provided along with the initial partnumber match list for reference. NSN price changes will only be made/considered twice annually. If a contractor cannot provide an NSN at the fair and reasonable set price, then they will no longer be a carrier of this product.

To:

Non Market Basket Items With respect to NSN application, the contractor is expected to cover a majority of non market basket NSNs in their applicable supply class(es) to be considered. In addition, the contractor must be able to meet the NSN requirements at a restricted price ceiling.

Each NSN will have a listed price ceiling, provided along with the initial partnumber match list for reference. NSN price increases will only be made/considered twice annually. If a contractor cannot provide an NSN at the fair and reasonable set price, then they will no longer be a carrier of this product.

D. The following represents changes made to the OS3 Requisition Channel Proposal Sheet via Amendment A00014:

1) Due to sourcing concerns, the following NSN is hereby removed from the Attachment 1 Market Basket:

7530002470318 Card, Index

2) Market Basket has been updated as reflected in the current version of Attachment 1, ‘Attachment_1_Office_Supplies_Proposal_Sheet_Requisition_02_27_2015’, dated February 27, 2015.

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Attachment 1 via this amendment hereby replaces in its entirety any previous versions of Attachment 1.

3) List of preliminarily approved part numbers has been updated as reflected in the current version of the OS3_Requisition_Approved PartNumberList, dated February 27, 2015.

Attachment ‘OS3_Requisition_Approved PartNumberList_02_27_2015’ via this amendment hereby replaces in its entirety any previous versions of Attachment OS3_Requisition_Approved Part NumberList.

4) List of preliminarily disapproved part numbers has been updated as reflected in the current version of the OS3_Requisition_DisapprovedPart NumberList, dated February 26, 2015.

Attachment ‘OS3_Requisition_Disapproved Part NumberList_02_26_2015’ via this amendment hereby replaces in its entirety any previous versions of Attachment OS3_Requisition_Disapproved PartNumberList.

5) NOTE A new notification has been incorporated into the current Attachment 1 with a warning that will appear when the following parameters are met:

If the proposed price being inserted into the spreadsheet, at the nsn level, is less than half of the median offered price or greater than twice the median offered price, a warning will state, “The proposed price suggests that there is a potential error in the proposal or nonconformity to the Item Purchase Description (IPD).”

Please ensure that your proposed price is reflective of the specifications in the IPD.

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E. NOTE In accordance with FAR 16.504(a)(4)(ii):

16.504 Indefinitequantity contracts.

(a) Description. An indefinitequantity contract provides for an indefinite quantity, within stated limits, of supplies or services during a fixed period. The Government places orders for individual requirements.

Quantity limits may be stated as number of units or as dollar values.

(1) The contract must require the Government to order and the contractor to furnish at least a stated minimum quantity of supplies or services. In addition, if ordered, the contractor must furnish any additional quantities, not to exceed the stated maximum. The contracting officer should establish a reasonable maximum quantity based on market research, trends on recent contracts for similar supplies or services, survey of potential users, or any other rational basis.

(2) To ensure that the contract is binding, the minimum quantity must be more than a nominal quantity, but it should not exceed the amount that the Government is fairly certain to order.

(3) The contract may also specify maximum or minimum quantities that the Government may order under each task or delivery order and the maximum that it may order during a specific period of time.

(4) A solicitation and contract for an indefinite quantity must—

(i) Specify the period of the contract, including the number of options and the period for which the Government may extend the contract under each option;

(ii) Specify the total minimum and maximum quantity of supplies or services the Government will acquire under the contract;

End of FAR reference.

The maximum quantity for this acquisition vehicle is hereby stated to be $1 Billion.

F. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

(End of Amendment A00014)