Alliant_2_Special_Notice_of_Amendment-Number-5-20JUL2016.pdf

A2 Unrestricted SPECIAL NOTICE OF RFP AMENDMENT # 5 20JUL2016

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ALLIANT 2 UNRESTRICTED GWAC

SPECIAL NOTICE OF RFP AMENDMENT #5

20 JULY 2016

NOTICE 1: Section C.7.1. Master Contract PWS and Goals for Contractor Engagement, 2nd paragraph, is amended to add one phrase and delete two words as indicated in red text and a red text strikeout below. All other text in this section remains as is.

All measurable performance standards in terms of quality, timeliness, quantity, and the method of assessing Contractor performance against performance standards for the Master Contract are established in Section J’s Attachment J-5 Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). The PRS listings of Performance Standards indicate the acceptable performance level required by the Government to meet the key Master Contract deliverables. The standards will be measured and structured to permit an assessment of the Contractor’s performance whereby the results will also be written into the Contractor Past Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The Government will request the Contractor to develop a Quality Control Plan, within the time specified in Section F.7, in response to a Government Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) that will be developed and implemented by the GSA for the PRS Performance Standards at or after the Effective Date during the first contract year of the Master Contract.

NOTICE 2: Section G.20.2.1 Change of GSA Business System(s) during Term of the Master Contract is amended to correct a mistake of repeating this paragraph. The RFP is changed by deleting the second G.20.2.1 paragraph as presented below, and deleting the G.20.2.1 duplicate Table of Contents reference:

G.20.2.1 Change of GSA Business System(s) during Term of the Master Contract The Government may decide to change their business system(s), whether it is a significant upgrade or a complete replacement of GSA’s current business system after the date of Master Contract award. Should the Government effect a change, develop or purchase a new system(s) it will be incorporated into GSA as the required system(s) for reporting transactional data and shall be adopted by the Contractor. The Contractor will be notified with a no-cost unilateral Modification to the Master Contract in the event of any upgrade/replacement of the business system.

G.20.2.1 Change of GSA Business Systems during Term of the Master Contract The Government might decide to change their business systems, whether it is a significant upgrade or a complete replacement of GSA’s current business system after the date of Master Contract award. Should the Government effect a change, develop or purchase a new system it will be incorporated into GSA as the required system of record for reporting transactional data and shall be adopted by the Contractor. The Contractor will be notified with a no-cost unilateral Modification to the Master Contract in the event of any upgrade/replacement of the business system.

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NOTICE 3: Section G.25 ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES AND REQUIREMENTS is amended to revise 4th deliverable item by inserting the red text as indicated below. All other text in this section remains as is.

4) Within 36 months after initially filed Disclosures - Disclosures must report on progress towards meeting the GHG reduction target(s), and as specified in Section F.7.

NOTICE 4: Section G.26.1 Expired Task Order Verification/Validation is amended to delete the entire subsection and replace it with the following paragraph:

G.26.1 Expired Task Order Verification/Validation The Contractor shall verify that all data elements have been reported and validated within the GWAC Program designated reporting system The Contractor shall verify that all data elements for each expired Task Order has been reported and validated in the Government Designated System within the time specified in Section F.7.

DELETE the original RFP paragraph:

G.26.1 Expired Task Order Verification/Validation The Contractor shall verify that all data elements have been reported and validated within the GWAC Program designated reporting system Any data identified during verification that is incorrect, must be corrected within 30 calendar days after identification has been made as specified in Section F.7.

NOTICE 5: The table at Section F.7 DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE is amended to (1) change the heading name to F.7-TABLE OF DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE, and (2) to replace the entire table with the new table below. All changes and additions are indicated with a YELLOW highlight.

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SECTION F.7-TABLE OF DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

ID RFP SECTION/

TITLE

DELIVERABLE FREQUENCY DELIVER TO

1 C.7.1 Master Contract PWS

Quality Control Plan

Due within sixty (60) calendar days after date of the government issued

QASP.

Alliant2@gsa.gov

2 G.8

CONTRACTOR

PROGRAM

MANAGER AND

CONTRACTS

MANAGER FOR THE

GWAC MASTER

CONTRACT

Identify the Program/ Contract Managers including replacements

Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed and/or within thirty

(30) calendar days of any vacancy.

Alliant2@gsa.gov and Government Designated System

3 G.10

CONTRACTOR WEB

PAGE

Contractor webpage including updates

Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed and/or within thirty

(30) calendar days of a GSA signed/approved document.

Contractor Webpage

4 G.12

STANDARD IT

SERVICE LABOR

CATEGORY CROSS-

WALK MATRIX

Initial submission of IT LCAT Matrix including updates

Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed and/or within thirty

(30) calendar days of update request by GSA.

Alliant2@gsa.gov

5 G.13.1 Mandatory Contractor Meetings and Conferences

Exceptions to meeting attendance.

Within five (5) calendar days prior to the PMR provide written request.

Alliant2@gsa.gov

6 G.14.1 Electronic Communications

Shared contractor GWAC electronic mailbox

Within five (5) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed.

Alliant2@gsa.gov

7 G.19.1 Master Contract Performance Assessments

Provide comments to the Master Contract performance assessments.

Within 14 calendar days from the date of notification of availability of the past performance evaluation.

CPARS

8 G.20.1 GWAC Data Calls

1. Proposal Engagement

2. Task Order Protest.

• Responses due within ten (10) calendar days after a GSA request for the proposal engagement.

• Notifications due within ten (10) calendar days Protest lodged.

Alliant2@gsa.gov

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ID RFP SECTION/

TITLE

DELIVERABLE FREQUENCY DELIVER TO

9 G.20.2 GWAC Transactional Data

1. Invoice

2. Zero Invoice

3. No Transactional

Data

4. Correction to data

● (applicable to all Invoices) Due by the 30th calendar day after the month in which the invoice(s) were either remitted or paid by the agency client.

● (applicable to Zero Invoices) Due by 30th calendar day after the month in which there is no invoice issued for Order(s).

● (applicable to No Transactional Data) Due by 30th calendar day after the month in which Contractor has no Order activity.

• Correction to data due within five (5) calendar days of the GSA request for correction

Government Designated System

10 G.21

GWAC CONTRACT

ACCESS FEE (CAF)

AND FEE

REMITTANCE

CAF payments due to GSA/GWAC

CAF paid within the month that invoices are reported in the TDR.

Pay.gov via the Government Designated System

11 G.22.2 Subcontracting Reports

1. ISR

2. SSR

• ISR

Period 10/01–03/31 Due 04/30 Period 04/01–09/30 Due 10/30

• SSR

Period 10/01–09/30 Due 10/30 e-SRS system

12 G.24.4 Notice Required for Ownership Changes and Change of Name Agreements

Notification to GSA GWAC and provide a copy of the Novation or any other agreement that changes the status of the Contractor

Within 30 calendar days of the DCAA/DCMA or Cognizant Contracting Officer (CCO) signed Ownership/Name Change Modification.

Alliant2@gsa.gov and Government Designated System

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ID RFP SECTION/

TITLE

DELIVERABLE FREQUENCY DELIVER TO

13 G.25

ENVIRONMENTAL

OBJECTIVES AND

REQUIREMENTS

1. 1nd Deliverable

2. 2nd Deliverable

3. 3rd Deliverable

4. 4th Deliverable

5. Reporting progress towards meeting the

GHG

reduction target(s)

• 1st Deliverable – Within 12 Months from the Notice to Proceed.

• 2nd Deliverable - Within 12 months after initially filed Disclosures.

• 3rd Deliverable - Within 24 months after initially filed Disclosures.

• 4th Deliverable - Within 36 months after initially filed Disclosures.

• Within the 4th Deliverable, report annually on the Master Contract anniversary date, the progress towards meeting the GHG reduction target(s).

Online and notification to Alliant2@gsa.gov

14 G.26.1 Expired Task Order Verification/Validation

Verify/validate all data elements are correct

Within 6 months after Task Order period of performance end date.

Government Designated System

15 G.27

MASTER CONTRACT

CLOSEOUT

Corrections requested to the government designated system data.

Responses are due within ten (10) calendar days of the requested information.

Government Designated System

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NOTICE 6: Section M.6.1 Organizational Risk Assessment is amended in its entirety replacing the original 24 June 2016 RFP section with the below revised paragraphs for consistency and clarification purposes only.

SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS

Small Business JV/Partnership or CTA Offeror Pursuant to Section L.5.1.5-Alt, as a Small Business joint venture/partnership or CTA an Offeror will be rated more favorably with additional points for demonstrating that it has previously performed in the proposed business arrangement. If the Offeror has not previously performed as an established joint venture/partnership or and established CTA in accordance with Section L.5.1.5-Alt, they can respond by entering a “no” into the template’s cell C164 of J.P-1 Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet-Revised 14JUL2016. Otherwise, the Offeror can respond by entering a “yes” into the template’s cell C164 of J.P-1 Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet-Revised 14JUL2016.

Small Business Individual Company Offeror No documentation is required for demonstrating themselves as an individual company need be submitted into Volume 5 for a small business individual company so to earn the points in this category. The Offeror can respond by entering a “yes” into the template’s cell C164 of J.P-1 Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet-Revised

14JUL2016.

OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS

Other than Small Business Established JV/Partnership Offeror As an other than small business Established JV/Partnership Offeror, documentation is required to be submitted only into Volume 1 pursuant to Section L.5.1.5. Do not submit any documentation into Volume 5. The Offeror can respond by entering a “yes” into the template’s cell C164 of J.P-1 Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet-Revised 14JUL2016.

Other than Small Business Individual Company Offeror No documentation is required for demonstrating themselves as an other than small business Offeror need be submitted into Volume 5 for an established individual company so to earn the points in this category. The Offeror can respond by entering a “yes” into the template’s cell C164 of J.P-1 Document Verification and Self Scoring Worksheet-Revised 14JUL2016.

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The above changes will be enacted via formal SF-30 Amendment to the RFP in the near future.

PLEASE NOTE – The Procuring Contract Officer (PCO) anticipates multiple Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) postings into this Alliant 2 Unrestricted 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 for critical questions are developed. Therefore, rather than delay any information to the public for the sake of delivering a single document with all responses and RFP changes, which may inadvertently result in a much later FBO posting date, the PCO has decided to release information in smaller packages over multiple postings. - J. Cavadias, GSA Alliant 2 PCO