Amendment_3_SUMMARY_OF_RFQ_REVISIONSfinal.pdf

RFQ-DC-15-00190 (eBuy RFQ 1063096) Amendment 3

SUMMARY OF RFQ REVISIONS

A summary of the RFQ revisions per Amendment 3 as follows:

RFQ Announcement:

Paragraph 1 is revised to read as follows:

Attached please find RFQ number RFQ-DC-15-00190 which is being issued to procure services to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Response Team

(ERT) from GSA Schedule number 899: Environmental Consulting Services 899-1 and GSA

Schedule number 899-3 Environmental Training Services. Quotes are being requested in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 8.405-3, Blanket Purchase

Agreements (BPAs).

The closing time and date for receipt of submissions in response to the RFQ is on or before

4:30 PM EST on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. LATE QUOTES WILL NOT BE

CONSIDERED.

Pricing Instructions & Schedule of Professional Services (Attachment 4) was updated as follows:

General Instructions, Updated to reflect that the EPA is not requiring a Contractor Teaming

Arrangement (CTA). Prime contractors are strongly encouraged to map their subcontractors to the prime's GSA schedule/rates.

Attachment #4-2 Fixed Labor Rate Schedule, the position of Quality Officer has been changed to Quality Manager.

Technical Evaluation Criteria (Attachment 5) was revised as follows:

3. Technical Evaluation

I. CORPORATE EXPERIENCE - The contractor shall be evaluated on its demonstrated corporate experience with requirements of similar size, scope and type with relation to the three factors listed below. A minimum of 3 examples of corporate experience must be provided.

Training Experience is more important than Technical Experience and Management Experience combined. Training Experience and Technical Experience are of equal weight.

II. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL -

The contractor shall be evaluated on its demonstrated qualifications, experience, and expertise of the Personnel listed below. The combination of the two key personnel positions (Program

Manager and Training Specialist) will be equally weighted with the Instructors. The Program

Manager and Training Specialist are of equal weight. Resumes are required for individuals being proposed for the Key Personnel (Program Manager and Training Specialist) and as well as for non-key Instructors.

1. Note: The availability of individuals being proposed to support the Key Personnel positions (Program Manager and Training Specialist) shall be demonstrated through a letter of commitment to the contractor. Failure to provide a letter of commitment will disqualify the proposed personnel from consideration.

The closing time and date for receipt of submissions in response to the RFQ is on or before

4:30 PM EST on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. LATE QUOTES WILL NOT BE

CONSIDERED.

FEDCONNECT MUST BE USED AS THE PORTAL FOR QUOTE SUBMISSION. Please follow the instructions under the clauses entitled EPA-L-15-104 Electronic Submission of

Proposals to submit an electronic copy of your quotation package (all of the required documents). Thank you in advance for your response.