Amendment A004.docx

U.S. Department of State Solicitation SAQMMA11R0001 Amendment A004 13 December 2010

1. A third set of Questions and Answers (Q&As) (63-90) regarding this solicitation is attached to this amendment and provided for clarification purposes. Additional Q&As may be provided by subsequent amendment.

2. SF-33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award Cover Page: Block 9 date for receipt of offers is changed to read 1/10/2011. The time remains unchanged.

3. H.11 REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES is changed to read as follows:

H.11 REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES

The prime contractor shall adhere to and provide evidence of certification to the ISO 9001 standard. Although not required, consideration may be afforded to offerors who have attained ISO 20000 and/or 27001 certifications. Any proposed ISO certifications shall be held during the full life of the contract and be applicable to the business unit(s) that shall perform under the contract. The contractor shall also be capable of coordinating the timely identification and completion of required Oracle Premier Services and Microsoft Engineering Premier Services through the cooperative engagement with such service providers employed under existing DOS agreements.

4. Appendix E.5 is provided as attached hereto to replace the Appendix E.5 (duplicate of C.5) incorrectly provided earlier.

5. The provision at L.2.1.1 is changed to read as follows:

L.2.1.1 52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR COST OR PRICING DATA OR INFORMATION OTHER THAN COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 1997) ALT IV

(a) Submission of cost or pricing data is not required.

(b) Provide information described below:

(1) The offeror shall propose firm fixed prices for Section B Items 0001, 0101, 0201, 0301 and 0401.

(2) Breakout for Section B Price Proposal. The Offeror shall submit information other than cost or pricing data in support of the prices proposed in a separate section in its price proposal volume.

(i) Labor Rates. The Offeror shall provide a complete list of all proposed labor categories and their associated fully burdened labor rates proposed for task order Items 0002, 0003, and to the extent exercised, 0102, 0103, 0202, 0203, 0302, 0303, 0402 and 0403. The use of uncompensated overtime is not generally encouraged. Offerors shall propose all hourly rates based on a 40hour workweek (1,920 hours per year or in accordance with the Offeror’s CAS Disclosure Statement). Offeror’s shall propose all hourly rates as off-site rates (working in Government spaces).

(ii) If any labor rate proposed by Offeror is based on a current GSA Schedule, Offeror will identify the GSA Contract Number and provide a web-link to that contract.

(iii) Other Direct Costs (ODCs). The contractor shall develop and propose a markup rate for applying to ODCs incurred on Items 0004, 0104, 0204, 0304 and 0404. This rate shall be fixed for the duration of the contract to include option years, if exercised.

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6. The provision at L.2.2.2, p. 47, entitled 652.228-70 DEFENSE BASE ACT-COVERED CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES (JUN 2006), is deleted in its entirety.

7. The provision at L.10.8, p. 57/58, entitled Indirect Cost Information, is deleted in its entirety.

8. Under provision L.13 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION, the phrase “..(all two volumes)…” in the first sentence of the second paragraph is changed to read “…(all three volumes)…”

9. Under M.5 EVALUATION FACTORS AND CRITERIA FOR AWARD, section 2. Program Management/Quality Control Solution, the following sentence is added to paragraph d:

“Although not required, the government may afford consideration to offerors who have attained ISO 20000 and/or 27001 certification.

End of Amendment A004.