Alliant_2_Special_Notice_of_Amendment-Number-2-17JUL2016.pdf

A2 Unrestricted SPECIAL NOTICE OF RFP AMENDMENT # 2 17JUL2016

ALLIANT 2 UNRESTRICTED GWAC

SPECIAL NOTICE OF RFP AMENDMENT # 2

17 JULY 2016

NOTICE 1: There will be no further revisions required or anticipated to any other Attachment J.P templates at this time. To date, J.P-1 and J.P-8 are the only two templates that had been revised by the PCO. All other J.P templates may be utilized as originally posted on the official RFP, 24 June 2016. Once again, you cannot use any templates from Draft RFPs previously posted to the official RFP. No exceptions.

NOTICE 2: Electronic/Digital Signatures: - Yes, they are acceptable to the PCO along with hand written signatures for J-P.2, J-P.3, and any other forms in the RFP requiring an official signature.

NOTICE 3: The following paragraph under RFP Section “M.4.1 VOLUME 1 – General” has been DELETE since these items are not scored for points:

The following documents, among those mentioned above, will be additionally evaluated on a scored point basis if the documents initially “Pass” the Pass/Fail evaluation:

1) Professional Employee Compensation Plan;

2) Uncompensated Overtime Policy;

3) Existing Joint Venture/Partnership (if applicable to Other-than-small business offerors);

4) Joint Venture, Partnership, or CTA Agreement. Subcontractor Letter(s) of

Commitment (if applicable to Small Business CTAs only).

NOTICE 4: The following sentence under RFP Section L.5.4.2 Approved Purchasing System has been DELETE since the PCO will not apply 5-year expiration dates to verification provided on any DCAA/DCMA or CFA document:

The CPSR should be no older than 5 years. If the CPSR is older than five years, the Offeror will not earn points in this scoring element.

NOTICE 5: The following sentence under RFP Section L.5.5.2 Cost/Price Methodology and Instructions is changed from 1.80% to 1.93%. The percentage change had already been incorporated in the original J.P-8 spreadsheet:

Offerors shall not change the escalation factor in the spreadsheet. This escalation factor is determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Cost Index (ECI) and is based on the average annual BLS ECI for the previous three years from the date the solicitation is issued. The current BLS ECI 3-year average is 1.93%.

A2 Unrestricted SPECIAL NOTICE OF RFP AMENDMENT # 2 17JUL2016

NOTICE 6: The following sentence under RFP Section L.5.5.2.1 Direct Labor Rates is changed to strike out the word within and replace with outside:

Caution: Offerors are strongly advised to provide clear and convincing rationale to support a lower or higher direct labor rate outside the ranges in Attachment J.P-6, otherwise the proposed direct labor rate will not be considered fair and reasonable and the Offeror would not be eligible for award regardless of technical score.

NOTICE 7: The following sentence under RFP Section L.5.5.2.3 Cost/Price Template Instructions is changed to reference the proper attachment for use:

* Column C Enter direct labor rates for each labor category listed in Column B. Direct labor rate ranges are provided in Attachment J.P-8.

All these change will be enacted via formal SF-30 Amendment to the RFP in the near future.

PLEASE NOTE – The PCO anticipates multiple FBO postings into this A2 RFP document on addressing the critical questions and issues that may affect the Offeror’s submission of a proposal. The intent of the PCO is to provide important information to the public quickly as acquisition team responses of critical questions are conducted rather than delay any information for the purpose of a later single FBO posting.

J. Cavadias, Alliant 2 PCO