EIS_RFP_QTA0015THA3003_-_SF30_Amendment_0016_Final.docx
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OMB Approval 2700-0042
| 1. CONTRACT ID CODE | ||
| PAGE | OF | PAGES |
AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT
| 1 |
| 7 |
| 2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. |
| 3. EFFECTIVE DATE |
| 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. |
| 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable) |
| 0016 |
| 10/19/16 |
| 6. ISSUED BY |
| CODE |
7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)
CODE
General Services Administration/FAS/ITS Office of Acquisition Operations 1800 F Street, NW, 4th Floor Washington DC 20405
| 8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR |
| () |
| 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO. |
QTA0015THA3003
| X |
| 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11) |
1710 H. Street, NW, 7th Floor
10/16/2015
10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.
10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)
| CODE |
| FACILITY CODE |
11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS
X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is __ extended, X 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 1 copy 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 DATA 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 data specified.
12. 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.
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| 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:
OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)
E. IMPORTANT: Contractor _ is not, _ is required to sign this document and return 1 copies to the issuing office.
14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)
SEE ADDITIONAL PAGES
Except at 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.
| 15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) |
| 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) |
Timothy Horan Contracting Officer
| 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR |
| 15C. DATE SIGNED |
| 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| 16C. DATE SIGNED |
(Signature of person authorized to sign)
(Signature of Contracting Officer)
| NSN 7540-01-152-8070 | 30-105 | STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83) |
| PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE | Computer Generated | Prescribed by GSA |
| FAR (48 CFR) 53.24 |
RFP # QTA0015THA3003
Amendment #0016
Revisions to the EIS RFP
This amendment includes the following:
· Instructions for acknowledging the amendment.
· Changes to the RFP Sections (including the removal of central billing).
The revisions are listed based on the UCF Sections.
Amendment Acknowledgement
Offerors shall acknowledge this amendment in the Business Volume of their final proposal revision.
The RFP is amended as follows:
Section B
1. Section B.1.2.3 is amended to add the following paragraphs:
‘Upon award of the contract within a Government fiscal year, the prices for contract pricing year 1 shall be effective from the award date through September 30 of that Government fiscal year. The prices for contract years 2 through 5 will remain on a Government fiscal year basis. The prices for contract pricing year 6 shall be effective from October 1 of the last fiscal year of the 60 month base period through the last day of the 60 month base period.
Upon contract award, the government will update each contractor’s price tables to change the first start date to the award date, and the last stop date to the corresponding last day of the 60 month base period.’
Section E
1. Section E.2.1.2.2 Test Scenarios, Table Row for BSS-TS02, Description column is amended to read:
“The contractor’s BSS manages the following as specified in Section J.2.3:
· Accept System Reference Data
· Provide Direct Billed Agency Setup”
2. Section E.2.1.3.2.2 BSS-TS02-02: Central Billing Accounts is amended to remove the section and replace with the placeholder “Reserved.”
Section F
1. Section F.2.1 Table of Deliverables is amended to change item ID # 109 to remove all fields and replace with the place holder “Reserved.”
Section G
1. Section G.2.2.1 Agency Role Item # 4 is amended to read:
“Paying the contractor for services provided.”
2. Section G.2.2.2 GSA Role is amended to remove Item # 5 “Pay the contractor for agencies that use centralized billing.”
3. Section G.4.1.2 Billing Start Date and End Date, second paragraph, second bullet is amended to read:
“A TO may also specify alternate billing start date requirements provided the adjustment does not violate the 90-day billing requirement described in Section G.4.1.3. In such cases, the contractor shall comply with the billing start date requirements specified in the TO.”
4. Section G.4.1.3 90-Day Billing Requirement is amended to read:
“The contractor shall submit a proper Billing Invoice (BI) deliverable (see Section J.2.5 Billing) for all services and SREs up to 90 days after issuance of the SOCN. The contractor shall not receive payment for a single billing charge or portion of a billing charge invoiced after 90 days. The OCO may waive this 90-day billing requirement on a case-by-case basis. This 90-day requirement applies to both initial invoicing and all billing adjustments.”
5. Section G.4.2 Billing Methods is amended to relabel the section as G.4.2 Direct Billing and to replace all contents with:
“The contractor shall bill the agency directly for all charges incurred by the agency and its sub-agencies in accordance with the TO. The contractor will be paid directly by the agency.
The contractor shall be responsible for collecting the AGF and remittance of the total AGF amount collected for the month to GSA by electronic funds transfer (EFT).”
6. Section G.4.2.1 Central Billing Method is amended to remove the entire section.
7. Section G.4.2.2 Direct Billing Method is amended to remove the entire section.
8. Section G.4.4.1 Billing Disputes Resolution Item # 3 and Item # 4 are amended to read:
“3. In cases where a complete resolution is not forthcoming, the contractor may submit partial resolutions (less than the total amount in dispute) to the agency for acceptance or rejection. Accordingly, the OCO will respond within fourteen (14) days to the contractor’s proposed resolution. Either party may escalate the dispute at any time to the OCO. In cases where the contractor and government agree on a portion of a dispute, the parties may make an adjustment to resolve the agreed-to portion(s) pending resolution of the remainder of the dispute.
4. Disputes that are not resolved within 180 days of the dispute notice or the approved extension time shall be escalated to the OCO.”
9. Section G.4.5 Payment of a Bill by the Government, third and fourth sentences, are amended to read:
“Upon the expiration of the contract or TO, the contractor shall submit a final billing invoice within 90 days unless the contractor requests and is granted an extension by the OCO in writing.
The government will start the Prompt Payment clock according to FAR Clause 52.232-25 when the detail billing has been delivered to the government (See Section G.4.2 Direct Billing).”
10. Section G.4.6 Associated Government Fee, first sentence, is amended to read:
“The contractor shall collect the AGF from customer agencies on a monthly basis throughout the life of the contract.”
11. Section G.4.12.1 Billing Data Accuracy Key Performance Indicator, first paragraph, last sentence, is amended to read:
“In the calculation below, “billing data submission” refers to an entire BI submission.”
12. Section G.4.12.2 Billing Charges Accuracy Key Performance Indicator, first paragraph, last sentence, is amended to read:
“In the calculation below, “billing data submission” refers to an entire BI submission.”
13. Section G.8.4 SLA Credit Management Methodology, last sentence, is amended to read:
“The TO on the bill defines the customer that will receive the credit and may grant a waiver for all SLAs.”
14. Section G.9.5 Financial Management, first sentence, is amended to read:
“The contractor shall provide a monthly Financial Status Report to the GSA PMO that shows the total dollar activity for the month, broken down by the service types and services in Table B.1.2.1.1, and including the total billed charges for all agencies during the monthly reporting period.”
Section J
1. Section J.2.3.2.1 System Reference Data, first bullet, is amended to add the following text:
“GSA will provide updates to the system reference data sets on an as needed basis. A contract modification will not be issued for such updates.”
2. Section J.2.3.2.2 Task Order Data, Item # 4 is amended to read:
“The contractor shall submit the Direct Billed Agency Setup (DBAS) to GSA.”
3. Section J.2.3.2.2 Task Order Data is amended to remove Item # 5.
4. Section J.2.3.3.1 Government-Provided Data: System Reference is amended to remove Table Row: “Central/Direct.”
5. Section J.2.3.3.2 Government-Provided Data Sets: Other Task Order Data is amended to remove Section J.2.3.3.2 and replace with the placeholder “Reserved.”
6. Section J.2.3.3.3 Contractor-Provided Data Sets: Deliverables is amended to remove Table Row: “Central Billed Agency Setup Reply (CBASR).”
7. Section J.2.5.1.8 Billing Level is amended to read:
“The contractor shall submit billing deliverables as described in Section J.2.5.2, using a TO billing level where each deliverable covers only a single TO unless the TO specifies another billing level.”
8. Section J.2.5.1.8.1 Customer Billing Level is amended to remove Section J.2.5.1.8.1.
9. Section J.2.5.1.8.2 GSA Billing Level Data is amended to remove Section J.2.5.1.8.2.
10. Section J.2.5.2 Billing Process, first sentence, is amended to read:
“The standard billing process described below is applicable to all TOs.”
11. Section J.2.10.1.1.1 Associated Government Fee is amended to delete the second sentence “For central billed customers, GSA will collect the fee directly.” The paragraph now reads:
“The Associated Government Fee (AGF) is a government management service fee paid to GSA for management and support services. For direct-billed customers, on a monthly basis the contractor shall collect the AGF from the customer and remit to GSA as described in Section G.4.6 Associated Government Fee (AGF).”
12. The RFP will be amended in Section J.2.10.2.1.4 Billing Adjustment to remove Table Rows: “tp_document_number” and “invoice_method_code.”
13. Section J.2.10.2.1.5 Billing Invoice is amended to remove Table Rows: “tp_document_number” and “invoice_method_code.”
14. Section J.2.10.2.1.6 Central Billed Agency Setup is amended to remove Section J.2.10.2.1.6 and replace with the placeholder “Reserved.”
15. Section J.2.10.2.1.7 Central Billed Agency Setup Reply is amended to remove Section J.2.10.2.1.7 and replace with the placeholder “Reserved.”
16. Section J.2.10.2.1.9 Dispute is amended to remove Table Row: “invoice_method_code.”
17. Section J.2.10.2.1.10 Dispute Report is amended to remove Table Row: “invoice_method_code.”
18. Section J.2.10.2.1.24 Tax Detail is amended to remove Table Row: “tp_document_number.”
19. Section J.2.10.2.2.12 Central/Direct is amended to remove Section J.2.10.2.1.12 and replace with the placeholder “Reserved.”
20. Section J.2.10.3.1.2 Primary Data Element List is amended to remove Table Rows: “tp_document_number” and “invoice_method_code.”
21. Section J.2.10.3.1.2 Primary Data Element List of the RFP is amended as follows:
* Element Name: location_city
* Length: 60 (previously 50)
* Element Name: location_latitude
* Length: 13 (previously 10)
* Element Name: location_longitude
* Length: 13 (previously 10)
* Element Name: street_number
* Length: 15 (previously 10)
* Data Type: Alphanumeric (previously Numeric)
22. Section J.2.10.3.2.1 Interpreting the Reference Data Element List:
Section J.2.10.3.2.1, Interpreting the Reference Data Element List, third bullet, is amended to replace the current text, ‘A list of acceptable values’, with the following:
| • | Example or expected values |
| o | Note: Any values listed are representative only. The government will separately provide definitions of any codes used prior to including them in initial or updated reference tables (see Section J.2.3.2.1). |
23. Section J.2.10.3.2.2 Reference Data Element Dictionary Table is amended to remove Table Rows: “CENDIR | code | Central or Direct billing Code” and “CENDIR | description | Central or Direct billing Description.”
24. Section J.2.10.3.2.2 Reference Data Element Dictionary Table Section J.2.10.3.2.2, Reference Data Element Dictionary Table, is amended to update the descriptions of the following elements (all other fields remain unchanged):
Data Transaction Code: ALL TAX Element Name: description Update description column to replace all text with: “A descriptive code for the tax. Expected values: GR = Gross Receipts, B + Business, U = Utility, ST = Sales Tax, FUSF = Federal Universal Service Fund, I = Infrastructure, PUC = Public Utility Commission, FUSA = Federal Hearing Impaired, NP = Number Portability, FRS = Federal Relay Service, STRS = State Telecommunications Relay Service, SUSF = State Universal Service Fund, OTHR = Other, 911 = 911”
Data Transaction Code: ALL TAX Element Name: jur_revenue Update description column to append the following potential expected value: “N = Not Applicable”
Data Transaction Code: ALL TAX Element Name: service_equipment Update description column to append the following potential expected values: “A = Account, L = Line, O = Other”
Data Transaction Code: ALL TAX Element Name: taxing_authority Update description column to append the following potential expected values: “SD = School District, O = Other”
Data Transaction Code: ALL TAX Element Name: voice_data Update description column to append the following potential expected value: “N = Not Applicable”
25. Section J.3 is amended to add the words ‘of the contract’ after references to Sections B and G.
26. Section J.11.1 Abbreviations and Acronyms Table is amended to remove Table Rows: “CBAS” and “CBASR.”
27. Section J.12 Glossary of Terms is amended to remove entries: “Centralized Billed Invoice”, “Centralized Billing” and “Centralized Payment.”
28. Section J.12 Glossary of Terms, Direct Billing entry, is amended to remove “(See Centralized Billing).”
Section L
1. Section L.27.2 is amended to add the following sentence: ‘In addition, OLP Documentation for Catalog Items may be submitted in PDF format as long as those PDF document files are digitally created PDF files, not image-only PDF files (i.e., the PDF files must be text-searchable).’
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