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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 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 DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your 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 date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

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9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE 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:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as 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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

CONTRACTS OFFICE

1000 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 1600

ARLINGTON, VA 22209-3901

PHONE: (703) 875-4357 FAX: (703) 875-4009

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Amendment 007

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The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to prospective offerors’ questions

(submitted prior to November 11, 2013 cut-off date) as follows:

Question 172: In reference to your Q&A discussion in Amendment 2 and Amendment 3. We seek clarification on the following responses:

The answer to question 62 is:

The rates provided in the Schedule of Supplies/Services are not inclusive of local travel, lodging, per diem, etc… These costs would be assessed at the task order level. The hourly rate composition should include labor, overhead, general and administrative costs, and profit.

The answer to question 124 is:

See Section B.3 of the solicitation. Prices submitted in response to this solicitation should be fully loaded (to include all applicable G&A, Overhead, Profit, etc.). Also see response to Question 18.

The discussions principally focuses on loaded labor rates. Our firm normally recovers G&A, overhead, and fee on other direct costs (expenses). Is this something that needs to be addressed in our IDIQ response, or do we include in our response to individual task order requests proposals. We assume the labor prices should include all applicable G&A, Overhead, Fringe, Profit, etc. Since our firm applies G&A, Overhead, Profit, to other direct costs, will we be able to add those costs, as well as applicable allowances, at the Task order level?

Per Section B.3 of the solicitation, Offerors are required to submit fully loaded daily rates as part of their proposal for the IDIQ contract (ie, fully loaded daily rates must be addressed in your IDIQ response). Per Section D.1.8 (c)(3), at the Task Order level, Contractors shall submit a budget proposal for a firm fixed price for direct labor, based upon the daily rate for the personnel to be used under that particular Task Order (per

Section B.3 above), multiplied by the number of days each individual needs to perform the particular services, on a task-by-task basis per the statement of work. The Contractor shall also propose other direct costs to be included in the firm fixed price, such as international airfare, per diem, ground transportation, and other expenses. Additional overhead, G&A, profit, etc., may not be added at the Task Order level. These overhead expenses must be incorporated into the fully loaded rates proposed under Section B.3.

Question 173: With regards to the labor rates, the response to answer of Question 7 in

Amendment 002 states that the labor rates should cover Host Country personnel. Are we to assume that the agency is requesting we provide Host Country labor rates for every conceivable country where work could be performed?

Amendment 007

That assumption is incorrect. Just one rate is needed per Junior Expert and Senior Expert listed in B.3. The labor rates provided in your proposal represent the maximum labor rate per expert that Contractors may propose under any given Task Order. If a Contractor proposes a Host Country subcontractor under a specific Task Order, that subcontractor’s labor rate may not exceed the labor rate proposed under this IDIQ for his or her expertise

(listed in Section B.3).

Question 174: Due to the uncertainty of where work will be performed and variability of labor costs in countries that could be involved in performance of work under this contract, providing labor rates for Host Country personnel does not appear to be in the best interests of the government or contractors. If contractors provide labor rates for Host Country personnel in the

IDIQ contract, the actual costs may be much higher or lower, depending on where the work will be performed. This could result in unreasonably high costs to the government or make the work economically unattractive to contractors. We request that the government reconsider the requirement to provide Host Country labor rates in the IDIQ contract. Establishing them seems much more appropriate at the individual task order level.

In this request for proposal USTDA have not requested that offerors provide separate labor rates for Host Country personnel. See response to Question 173 above.

All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.