Amendment 005.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1 CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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2 AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO:

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3, EFFECTIVE DATE

September 17,20'12

4. REQUISITION/PURC

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5. PROJECT NO (tf applicabte)

N/A

6. ISSUED BY CODE I

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

OS/ASPFYAMCG

330 Independence Avenue, SW Room G640 Washington, DC 20201

7 ADMINISTERED BY (lf other than ltem 6) CODE I

8 NAME AND ADDRESS oF coNTMCToR (No., street, county, state and ztp code) 94. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO

RFP-12-100-SOL-00016X

98 DATED (SEE |TEM 11)

1OA MODIFICATION OF CONTMCT/ ORDER

108 DATED (SEE |TEM 13\

CODE FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

- The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in ltem 14 The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is not extended )f fersmuStacknow|edgereceiptof th isamendmentpr ior tothehouranddatespeci f iedintheso| ic i tat ionorasamended,byoneofthe lnd 1 5, 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 CIEcTAM Which |NCIUdCS A TEfETENCC tO the SOIiCitAtiON ANd AMENdMCNI NUMbCTS. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR fHE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT lN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER lf by virtue of this amendment, you des,re to change an he opening hour and date specified.

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A THIS CHANGE ORDER lS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Speclfy authority)THE CHANGES SET FORrH lN ITEM .14 ARE MADE tN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO IN ITEM 1OA

B THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTMCT/ORDER lS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes tn paying office, appropriation date, elc.) sET FoRTH tN |TEM '14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHOR|TY OF FAR 43 103(b)

C THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D OTHER (Spectfy type of modification and authority)

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\ r ype or pnnt) 164 NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTTNG OFFTCER (Type or print)

Vijaya L Murthy CtJ UUN I RACTOR/OFFEROR

(Srgnature of person authorized to slgn)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

15C DATE SIGNED 168 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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16C. DATE SIGNED

t1 Sef 2ot7 540-01 -1 52-8070 OMB No 0990-0115 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV 1O-83)

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Additional questions from potential offerors and responses to the questions by the USG are attached.

2. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

The Primary Point of Contact for this RFP is being changed from Vijaya L. Murthy to Francine L.

Hemphill.

Please replace all references to Vijaya L. Murthy in the RFP with Francine L. Hemphill. All communication relating to this RFP and all submittals shall be directed to Ms. Hemphill going forward.

Primary Point of Contact information:

Francine L. Hemphill Email : Francine.hemphill@hhs. gov

DATES TO REMEMBER

Intend to Response due Monday, October 1, 2012, l2pm Proposals due Wednesday, October 10, 2012, l2pm

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ApptTloNAr QUESTTONS RFCE|VEp tfNTtr SEpTEMBER 17.2012

Section 1.3.1 (page 81.) instructs the Offeror to fil l out the SF 1449 provided in part l, Section A of the RFP. However what has been provided in Part A is SF 33. Either form could be considered appropriate depending on which CLIN i tems the Offeror proposes to bid. please veri fy which form is to be used by the Offeror.

RESPONSE: Please.use Standard Form 33.

RFP Sect ion K (pC. 69) includes several FAR clauses with representat ions and cert i f icat ions that do not apply to commercial i tem acquisi t ions. For example, FAR 52.204-8, Representat ions and Cert i f icat ions, does not apply to commercial i tem procurements in accordance with the prescribing language FAR 4.1202. Would the Government consider revising Section K to remove clauses that do not apply to commercial i tems or make clear that an offeror proposing only CLINs 000L through 0005 is only required to provide the FAR 52.212-3 representations?

RESPONSE: Please see Response to euest ion #49 in Amendment 4 of this RFp.

Should the response to quest ion 50 indicate that " . . .quest ionnaires are to be submitted direct ly to Vijaya Murthy by" the contract office of the offeror's past performance candidate (and not directly from the offeror)?

RESPoNSE: Please see Response to euest ion #50 in Amendment 4 of this RFp.

L.7.A.f (a) (pace 89) states "The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors (except clar i f icat ions as described in FAR 15.306(a)), , .

However, 1.7.1'd (1) & (2) (page 93) indicate that "HHS wi l l communicate with offerors whose past performance information is the determining factor in prevent ing them from being placed in the competi t ive range", and that " i t is HHs' pol icy to conduct discussions with al l of ferors in the competi t ive range.. . and that (2) Offerors . . .shal l be given the opportunity to submit a wri t ten f inal proposal revision (FPR)". Wil l you please clar i fy whether the Government intends to hold discussions with the offeror pr ior to award and whether the Government envisions requir ing a f inal wri t ten proposal revision?

RESPONSE: Please see Sect ion L.7 . E of the RFp (page 91 of 99).

wi l l you please indicate whether AMCG is qual i f ied to receive the Federal Supply Schedule prices in place for the CDC, pHS, VA and the Coast Guards?

RESPONSE: Yes.

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