Amendment_001.pdf

SB1341-13-RP-0080

Amendment # 001

The purpose of this amendment is to make the following changes to the RFP. See attached Revised RFP.

1. Section I - Addendum to 52.227-17

Changed wording from 52.227(c) to 52.227-17(c)

2. Statement of Work, Section 8 (Travel Costs)

Wording has been revised. See revised RFP for details (changed wording is in red).

3. Statement of Work, Section 3 (Contractor Requirements)

Wording has been revised from “Storm surge” to “Storm surge and tsunami”.

Wording in Section g (Knowledge Transfer and Outreach) has been revied.

4. The following clauses have been added:

Section E, FAR 52.246-6 INSPECTION--TIME-AND-MATERIAL AND LABOR-HOUR

(MAR 2001)

Section I, FAR 52.243-3 CHANGES--TIME-AND-MATERIALS OR LABOR-HOURS (SEP

2000)

Section I, FAR 52.232-7 PAYMENTS UNDER TIME-AND-MATERIALS AND LABOR-

HOUR CONTRACTS (AUG 2012)

Section, FAR 52.249-6 IV TERMINATION (COST-REIMBURSEMENT) (MAY 2004)--

ALTERNATE IV (SEP 1996)

5. Section H.10

Subcontracts information has been removed.

6. Section H.11

The Subcontracts language previously in Section H.10 has been moved to Section H.11, and the language has been revised to indicate that The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer's written consent before placing any and all subcontracts to include the following:

Testing Facilities

Laboratory Facilities

Project Technical Committee Members

Project Review Panel Members

Project Directors

7. Section I.50

Clause has been revised to indicate that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after September 28, 2019.

8. Statement of Work for Task Order 1, Section G (Travel Costs)

Wording has been revised. See revised RFP for details (changed wording is in red).

9. Statement of Work for Task Order 1, Section I (General Information)

Last sentence has been revised

From:

There shall be no interviews, comments, or any other response without the knowledge and approval of the NIST Director.

To:

There shall be no interviews, comments, or any other response without the knowledge and approval of the NIST Public Affairs Office.

See revised RFP for details (changed wording is in red).

10. Section L, Submission Instructions (Factor F, Subcontracting Plan)

In response to a question posed by a potential offeror, it is noted that FAR 19.702 does not provide an exclusion for universities or non-profits relative to subcontracting plan requirements.

However, the following sentence has been added to Section L to clarify that small businesses are not required to submit a subcontracting plan:

* As per FAR 19.702, a subcontracting plan is not required from small business concerns.

Those offerors that are required to submit a subcontracting plan should submit it with their proposal.

11. Section M, Evaluation Factors (Factor A, Organizational Experience)

First sentence has been revised

From:

Evaluation of this factor will be based on the information contained in the technical proposal and information provided by references.

To:

Evaluation of this factor will be based on the information contained in the technical proposal.

12. Section M, Evaluation Factors (Factor G, Price)

Second sentence has been revised

From:

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed labor mix for Task Order #1 to determine its appropriateness in relation to the work required in the Statement of Work for the first task order.

To:

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed labor mix and total firm-fixed-price for

Task Order #1 to determine its appropriateness in relation to the work required in the Statement of Work for the first task order.

13. In response to the following question posed by a potential offeror:

Regarding Small Business Subcontracting Plan requirements, Section 52.219-9, paragraph (d) (1) says that subcontracting plan goals are “expressed in terms of percentages of total planned subcontracting dollars.” The U.S. Department of

Commerce Subcontracting Plan Outline provided on page 61 of the solicitation says that

“target goals are to be applied to the overall value of the acquisition.” Please clarify if the target small business subcontracting percentages for this contract are intended to be applied to the total dollar value of the contract, or if they are intended to apply only to the portion of the work that will be performed through subcontracts.

The following response is provided:

The goals apply to the total value of all subcontracted dollars, not the total value of the acquisition.