Amendment_1 _SOL_Changes_-QATS_RFP.docx

SOL-HQ-14-00018 Amendment 1

CHANGES TO SOLICITATION

The following changes have been made to B-1:

· The first column is now titled Labor Category

· The Skill Level column has been deleted throughout

B-1 FIXED RATES FOR SERVICES-INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (EPAAR 1552.216-73) (APR 1984) TAILORED

The following fixed rates shall apply for payment purposes for the duration of the contact.

Item #0001 Contract Base Period (Years 1 and 2: 24 months):

Group Leader - Analytical

Group Leader - Auditing

Group Leader – Administrative

Senior Quality Assurance Officer

Senior Organic Analytical Chemist

Senior Inorganic Analytical Chemist

Senior Organic Auditor

Senior Inorganic Auditor

Senior Systems Analyst

Item #0002 Contract Option Period I (Years 3, 4 and 5: 36 months):

Group Leader - Analytical

Group Leader - Auditing

Group Leader – Administrative

Senior Quality Assurance Officer

Senior Organic Analytical Chemist

Senior Inorganic Analytical Chemist

Senior Organic Auditor

Senior Inorganic Auditor

Senior Systems Analyst

Item #0003 Contract Option Period II (Years 6 and 7: 24 months):

Group Leader - Analytical

Group Leader - Auditing

Group Leader – Administrative

Senior Quality Assurance Officer

Senior Organic Analytical Chemist

Senior Inorganic Analytical Chemist

Senior Organic Auditor

Senior Inorganic Auditor

Senior Systems Analyst

The rate, or rates, set forth above cover all expenses, including report preparation, salaries, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit.

L-2 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS (EPA-L-36-101) TAILORED

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

The Technical Proposal shall be formatted to print so as not to exceed 8.5" x 11" sized pages. The Technical Proposal shall not have margins smaller than 0.75" and shall not contain text smaller than 12-point Times New Roman font. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one 12-point line. The Technical Proposal shall be Single Spaced. Page numbers shall be included and may be within the margins. The Technical Proposal may include graphics and tables provided that graphics and tables do not contain text smaller than 10-point font. The Technical Proposal shall be provided in either .doc or searchable .pdf format.

PRICE PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION 4 – LABOR RATES AND TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE

In this section, the Offeror shall propose labor rates, materials costs, and the total contract price. This section shall be divided into subsections (in the electronic .xls file version of this section, each of the following subsections shall be its own spreadsheet tab):

SUBSECTION 4.1 – SUMMARY PAGE

In this section, the Offeror shall provide a summary page of:

1) Total Direct Labor. The Offeror shall detail all labor categories and labor rates proposed for all contract years, multiplied by the labor hours proposed per labor category in Clause B-1, with the product (i.e. total direct labor costs) shown for each contract year and in total;

2) Total Other Direct Costs. The Offeror shall detail all proposed Other Direct Costs for each contract year and in total; and

3) Identification of Subcontractors. The Offeror shall detail all proposed Subcontractors for Contracting Officer consent in accordance with the Section I clause, Subcontracts (FAR 52.244-2), including the Subcontractor name, the prime Contractor’s evaluated Subcontract cost as required by FAR 15.404-3(b)(2), and Subcontract type.

4) Total Price. The Offeror shall detail the sum of total direct labor and total materials showing the total proposed contract price.

SUBSECTION 4.2 – DIRECT LABOR

In this subsection, the Offeror shall provide a detailed spreadsheet of proposed labor rates for all contract labor categories for each year of the contract (each year shall be its own separate spreadsheet tab). Labor rates shall be hourly, fixed, and fully burdened.

PRICE PROPOSAL MODEL

NOTE: This price proposal model/schedule should be tailored to the Offeror’s standard accounting practices.

SUMMARY PAGE (Subsection 4.1): Contract Summary (One Two-Year Base Period; One Three-Year Option Period I, One Two-Year Option Period II, for a total of seven (7) Years). For price proposal purposes, assume 64,500 labor hours per contract year, with a total of 451,500 labor hours over the life of the contract.

A. Direct Labor Rate Proposed Hours Cost

Program Manager* Group Leader-Analytical* Group Leader-Auditing* Group Leader-Administrative* Senior Quality Assurance Officer* Senior Organic Analytical Chemist* Senior Inorganic Analytical Chemist* Senior Organic Auditor* Senior Inorganic Auditor* Senior Systems Analyst* Other Proposed Labor Categories

* = Indicates Key Personnel Category

1. Total Professional Labor

2. Total Clerical (if applicable)

B. Total Direct Labor Costs (Loaded)

C. Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

D. Team Subcontractors 1.

2.

3.

E. Total Subcontractors

F. Material Handling (if applicable) __% (identify base)

G. Total Contract Price

SCHEDULE 1 thru 7: INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT YEAR For price proposal purposes, assume 64,500 labor hours during each contract year.

Schedules 1 thru 7 shall use the same format described in Summary Page.

Attachment 5

· Removed all references to Award Terms and Award Term Incentives

Attachment 6

· Group Leader – Administrative:

At a minimum, the Group Leader – Administrative shall have a B.S. Degree in Computer Science or equivalent from an accredited university or college and a minimum of six (6) years of combined experience in all aspects of environmental measurement information, computerized systems (both PC and server based), and systems analysis. Of these six (6) years of experience, a minimum of two (2) years of systems design, develop, operation, maintenance and testing experience and two (2) years of experience in administrative support functions, including training and records/file maintenance are required.

Attachment 9

· Changed submission date to March 18, 2016.

Attachment 10

· Removed all references to ESAT

· Changed submission date to March 18, 2016.