SB1341-09-RP-0070.doc

SF30 Continuation of Block Narrative

9B. Date (See Item 11)

Jun 19, 2009

10A. Modification of Contract/Order No.

10B. Date (See Item 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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:

submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDG-

MENT 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 you 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.

12. Accounting and Appropriation Data (if required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACT/ORDERS.

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

Set fourth item 14, pursuant to the authority of FAR 43.103 (b)

14. Description of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

A. The purposes of this amendment are:

(i) to answer two final questions received for the solicitation; and

(ii) to provide instructions for hand delivery of proposals.

See continuation pages for additional information.

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Question # 156: What does provision L.5 mean when it says the following for Volume III? "The Offeror may apply any appropriate indirect cost to any proposed other direct costs if such practice is consistent with the Offeror's usual accounting procedures."

Response: The Offeror may apply indirect cost burdens such as, for example, General and Administrative (G&A) burden, to its proposed indirect costs if the Offeror's accounting system normally assesses such an indirect cost charge to other direct costs besides such as travel costs, material costs, or other direct costs.

Question # 157: I am writing to confirm that there are no additional requirements for the NIST SG proposal submission. We had a question whether NIST had specific packaging instructions separate from what was detailed in the RFP, for example, all Volume I sections together.

Response: There are no additional requirements for proposal submission other than those identified in Block 9 on page 1 of the solicitation and provision L.5 in Section L and there are no special packaging requirements.

Instructions for Hand Delivery of Proposals

If the Offeror elects to hand-deliver (or have another party hand-deliver) its proposal for this solicitation, then the Offeror should provide written notice to joseph.widdup@nist.gov no later than Saturday, June 18, 2009 that the proposal will be hand-delivered. The Offeror should also provide the following information in that email so that Visitor Registration is taken care of in advance of the date and time that proposals are due:

1. Name of person(s) hand-delivering the proposal, and organization for whom they are hand-delivering the proposal.

2. If the person(s) hand-delivering the proposal is not a U. S. citizen, provide the country of citizenship of the person hand-delivering the proposal, as well as their job title, the company name and address of their current employer.

The person(s) will be required to enter the NIST campus through the West Diamond Avenue entrance to the NIST campus, and will be required to go to the NIST Visitor Center to pick up a Visitor Pass before they will be permitted to proceed to hand-deliver the proposal. The Offeror is strongly encouraged to have the person(s) arrive at the NIST campus at least 60 minutes before the proposal is due to allow time for potential delays associated with processing through the Visitor Center and subsequent time to proceed to Building 301 Room B125 to deliver the proposal.

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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.

(Signature of Contracting Officer) 16C. Date Signed

_____________________________________________(Signature of person authorized to sign)

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Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243