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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 electronic communication 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 you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: is not is required copies to the issuing office.

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

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

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

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

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. 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 APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER 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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, 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

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Period of Performance: 10/01/2026 to

12/10/2026

Amendment 0001 to Request for Quote (RFQ) 1305M226Q0255 is hereby issued to:

1. Update RFO 52.512-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(SEP 2023) (Deviation JAN 2026)

FROM:

Vendors interested in submitting a quote in response to this TORFQ must provide a response on or before September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Quotes shall be submitted in electronic format via email to the Contract Specialist, Ravonda Smith at ravonda.smith@noaa.gov and the Contracting Officer, Jackie Shewmaker at jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. Faxed quotes will not be accepted.

All e-mailed quotes must be received by the due date and time to be considered within the deadline.

Hard copies will not be accepted.

Quotes shall be valid for 120 calendar days.

Communications and Questions

Communications will be conducted electronically through email to ravonda.smith@noaa.gov and jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. Any prospective vendor desiring an explanation or interpretation of the requirement must request it via email. When submitting questions, quoters are requested to group their questions by RFQ section and provide them in the same order found in the RFQ.

The due date for communications and questions concerning the RFQ is September 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. Questions must include the RFQ number in the subject line of the email and be submitted to Contract Specialist, Ravonda Smith at ravonda.smith@noaa.gov and the Contracting Officer, Jackie Shewmaker at jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. Questions received after this cut-off date, may not be considered.

Answers will be provided to all eligible vendors via solicitation amendment. Phone inquiries are not permitted. The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all questions submitted by quoters but will consider the questions, consolidate them, and submit responses via amendment to the solicitation.

Content Requirements

Delivery of all items shall occur no later than 70 days following the date of award.

This is a firm fixed price purchase order. The government intends to make an award to the responsive responsible quoter(s) providing the best value to the government, price and nonprice factors considered.

Award will be made on the basis of the Best Value of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. "Best Value" means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.

The government reserves the right to make a comparative evaluation of quotes in determining best value in accordance with FAR 12.203(c)(2).

Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time the quote is submitted. You may register at www.sam.gov. There is no charge for registering in SAM.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS TO BE RETURNED:

1) Page 1 (complete blocks 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c).

2) Page 3 (fill in your quote/prices).

3) Your Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number. A UEI number is available at no charge through www.sam.gov.

4) Contractor representations and certifications shall be completed in the system for award management (www.sam.gov). Contractors shall provide a statement that they either are or are not registered and active in SAM.

5) Vendors shall provide a statement of whether they are or are not small business under NAICS

488310 code.

6) Your response to 1352.209-74(c), Organizational Conflict of Interest. Contractors shall provide a statement that they either do or do not have a conflict of interest.

7) As requested in 52.212-2, provide your response to the factors used to evaluate quotes to include the requested documentation to support each criterion.

8) Confirmation the Permanent Boom, Reel Boom, the Temporary Reel Boom, Heavy Duty Double Pull Tow/Tie-Off Bridles, Hydraulic Trailerized Boom Reel, and the Boom Reel Cover are manufactured in the United States.

9) An e-mail address and telephone number where you can be reached for future correspondence.

Contractors who do not respond to items 1 through 9 on this page may be considered non-compliant with the requirements of the solicitation and will not be given further consideration for award.

(End of provision)

TO:

Vendors interested in submitting a quote in response to this TORFQ must provide a response on or before September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. Quotes shall be submitted in electronic format via email to the Contract Specialist, Ravonda Smith at ravonda.smith@noaa.gov and the Contracting Officer, Jackie Shewmaker at jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. Faxed quotes will not be accepted.

All e-mailed quotes must be received by the due date and time to be considered within the deadline.

Hard copies will not be accepted.

Quotes shall be valid for 120 calendar days.

Communications and Questions Communications will be conducted electronically through email to ravonda.smith@noaa.gov and jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. Any prospective vendor desiring an explanation or interpretation of the requirement must request it via email. When submitting questions, quoters are requested to group their questions by RFQ section and provide them in the same order found in the RFQ.

The due date for communications and questions concerning the RFQ is September 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. Questions must include the RFQ number in the subject line of the email and be submitted to Contract Specialist, Ravonda Smith at ravonda.smith@noaa.gov and the Contracting Officer, Jackie Shewmaker at jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. Questions received after this cut-off date, may not be considered. Answers will be provided to all eligible vendors via solicitation amendment. Phone inquiries are not permitted. The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all questions submitted by quoters but will consider the questions, consolidate them, and submit responses via amendment to the solicitation.

Content Requirements

The Government will issue an order on the basis of the best value of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors in accordance with FAR 12.203(c)(2).

-Factor 1 – Past Performance -Factor 2 - Price

Factor 1 – Past Performance is more important than Factor 2 - Price.

Offeror's shall identify past or current contracts (including Federal, State, and local Government and/or commercial) for efforts similar to the requirement of this solicitation. The Government may consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the vendor’s past performance.

Offeror's lacking relevant past performance history, or for whom past performance information is either not available or has not been submitted to the Government, will receive a neutral rating for past performance.

A neutral rating will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably. However, the submission with no relevant past performance history, while rated neutral in past performance, may not represent the most advantageous submission to the Government and thus, may be an unsuccessful submission when compared to the submissions of other Vendors having an satisfactory (or better) past performance.

The Offeror shall limit this information to no more than two (2) contracts performed within the last 3 years, each listed separately.

The Past Performance Questionnaire Form is provided for Offerors to submit the information requested in this document for each Past Performance record submitted.

The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the Offeror, the agency’s knowledge of Offeror performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and will be based on responsiveness, quality, and customer services.

Offerors lacking relevant past performance history, or for whom past performance information is either not available or has not been submitted to the Government, will receive a neutral rating for past performance. A good past performance rating provides higher confidence than a neutral or satisfactory rating.

**It is the responsibility of the Offeror to verify CPARS data is correct when the CPARS check box is marked and/or to ensure references intend to respond by utilizing the Past Performance Questionnaire by the closing date of the solicitation.

Factor 2 – Price Fill out Page 3 (fill in your quote/prices) on the SF 1449.

General Information Delivery of all items shall occur no later than 70 days following the date of award.

This is a firm fixed price contract. The government intends to make an award to the responsive responsible quoter(s) providing the best value to the government, price and nonprice factors considered.

Award will be made on the basis of the Best Value of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. "Best Value" means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.

The government reserves the right to make a comparative evaluation of quotes in determining best value in accordance with FAR 12.203(c)(2).

Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time the quote is submitted. You may register at www.sam.gov. There is no charge for registering in SAM.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS TO BE RETURNED:

1) Page 1 (complete blocks 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c).

2) Page 3 (fill in your quote/prices).

3) Your Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number. A UEI number is available at no charge through www.sam.gov.

4) Contractor representations and certifications shall be completed in the system for award management (www.sam.gov). Contractors shall provide a statement that they either are or are not registered and active in SAM.

5) Vendors shall provide a statement of whether they are or are not small business under NAICS 488310 code.

6) Your response to 1352.209-74(c), Organizational Conflict of Interest. Contractors shall provide a statement that they either do or do not have a conflict of interest.

7) As requested in 52.212-2, provide your response to the factors used to evaluate quotes to include the requested documentation to support each criterion.

8) Confirmation the Permanent Boom, Reel Boom, the Temporary Reel Boom, Heavy Duty Double Pull Tow/Tie-Off Bridles, Hydraulic Trailerized Boom Reel, and the Boom Reel Cover are manufactured in the United States.

9) An e-mail address and telephone number where you can be reached for future correspondence.

Contractors who do not respond to items 1 through 9 on this page may be considered non-compliant with the requirements of the solicitation and will not be given further consideration for award.

(End of provision)

2. Update RFO 52.212-1 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2021) (Deviation JAN 2026)

FROM:

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed Price Contract as a result of this solicitation, in accordance with FAR 16.505, to the Offeror whose quote represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate the quotes and award a Contract based on the Offeror’s initial quote; therefore, the Offeror’s initial quote should contain the Offeror's best terms from a Past Performance and Price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to award a Contract without exchanges, or award a Contract after exchanges, whichever is in the best interest of the Government.

The quotes will be evaluated on the criteria listed below:

Volume 1: Non-Price Business Solution Factor 1 - Past Performance Factor 2 - Price

As quotes become more equal under the non-price factors, price as an evaluation factor becomes increasingly more important. The degree of importance of price will increase with the degree of equality of the Quotes in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based.

Evaluations will be based solely on the materials included in the quotes. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial quote should contain the Offeror’s best terms. After receipt of quotes, the Government will conduct an evaluation. However, during the evaluation process, the Government may, solely at its discretion, communicate with Offerors regarding clarification of quote elements. At any time prior to selection, including upon receipt of quotes, the Government may exclude a quote from further consideration for any material failure to follow instructions, including the omission of required information, or when the Offeror is no longer considered to be among the most highly rated Offerors being considered for award.

The quotes will be evaluated on the criteria listed below:

Factor 1 - Past Performance

The Offeror’s past performance on relevant contracts will be evaluated to determine, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, level of communication between the contracting parties, proactive management, and customer satisfaction. The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the Offeror, the agency’s knowledge of contractor performance, other Government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases. If a Offeror does not have a history of relevant contract experience, or if past performance information is not available, the Offeror will receive a neutral past performance rating.

Factor 2 - Price

The offeror’s price shall represent its best value in response to the solicitation. The price will be evaluated to determine fair and reasonableness. The total evaluated price of each quote will be determined by totaling the proposed overall price of the Base Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). The Government will determine the best value to the Government by assessing the benefits of an offeror's higher confidence rating versus quoted price; this will be accomplished by trade-off analysis, if necessary. The Government will not award at a significantly higher price to only achieve slightly higher quality performance. As the non-price factor (Factor 1 – Past Performance) becomes equal, price becomes increasingly important. The proposed prices/costs will be evaluated but not scored. A price realism analysis will not be conducted.

The price evaluation will determine whether quote prices are fair and reasonable. A price/cost realism analysis will not be performed.

Although price is not the most important factor, it has the potential to become more significant during the evaluation process. The degree of importance of price will increase with the degree of equality of submissions in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based. The importance of price will also increase when Offeror’s price is so significantly high as to diminish the value to the Government that might be gained under the other aspects of the submission. If, at any stage of the evaluation, all Offeror’s are determined to have submitted equal, or virtually equal, Volume 1: Non-Price Business Solution, price could become the factor in determining which Offeror will receive the award.

In addition, in order to determine that the Offeror’s are responsible the Government, in accordance with FAR 9.104-1(d), will also review Offeror’s records found in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) to determine if Offerors have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.

Quotes that demonstrate the ability to provide an earlier delivery date will be considered more favorably.

(b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

TO:

3. Except for the changes made herein all other terms, conditions and provisions of the solicitation remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

END AMENDMENT 0001 TO RFQ # 1305M226Q0255 .

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