SF 30 SP700022Q102100003.pdf

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 telegram 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 your 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.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

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

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers 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 ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 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 NO.

IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, 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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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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The purpose of this modification is to:

1. To post Attachment-5 Question and Answers response.

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SP7000-22-Q-1021 Attachment 5 - Question and Comment Form Page 1 of 1

Document Description

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Section/ Paragraph

Question/ Comment

Proposed Action/ Change

Question-on VB-4NC (quantity of 1), how many paper trays does the government require? The number of paper trays is not listed in the PWS for VB-4NC.

Answer-The PWS does list the paper trays needed for the VB-4NC:

One (1) Bypass Tray [100 Sheet Minimum] - Up to 11" x 17" Two (2) Adjustable Paper Trays [500 Sheet Minimum/Tray] - Up to 11" x 17" One (1) High Capacity Tray [2,000 Sheet Minimum] - 8.5 x 11

Question-Would the government kindly reduce the page per minute speed for VB-2NC from 35ppm to 30ppm? Reducing the page per minute speed will allow offerors to propose lower-cost MFDs to the government which assists in lowering the US taxpayer burden. A five page per minute decrease in MFP printing speed is undetectable to end users and will not reduce end user productivity

Answer-The PPMs we have listed are the standard DLA is using for contracts now including the large PRNTR IDIQ. These speeds were determined by Policy and Support based on market research, showing that all major manufacturers could support those specs. For those reasons, we are not going to change the specs.

Question-Would the government kindly reduce the page per minute speed for VB-3NC from 45ppm to 40ppm? Reducing the page per minute speed will allow offerors to propose lower-cost MFDs to the government which assists in lowering the US taxpayer burden. A five page per minute decrease in MFP printing speed is undetectable to end users and will not reduce end user productivity.

Answer-The PPMs we have listed are the standard DLA is using for contracts now including the large PRNTR IDIQ. These speeds were determined by Policy and Support based on market research, showing that all major manufacturers could support those specs. For those reasons, we are not going to change the specs.

Question-Does the government require a for-fee pull print software to be quoted along with the MFDs?

Answer-No

Question-The Army’s own CHESS office has provided guidance that due to a national emergency Executive Order 13873 has been issued to protect the United States Army from foreign adversaries creating vulnerabilities in information and communication. To ensure the US Army has the most secure technology to mitigate risk, would the government consider amending the RFQ to include the following security features?

Security Features:

1. The device must perform a BIOS validation at startup and automatically reboot if an anomaly is present.

2. The device must offer firmware whitelisting to guarantee only vendor created secure digitally signed firmware can be used for upgrades.

3. The device must continuously monitor memory for malware injection attacks during run-time and automatically reboot if a memory anomaly is detected.

4. The device must monitor outbound network connections/DNS requests, providing intrusion detection, to thwart malware from communicating with external servers; and automatically reboot if an anomaly occurs.

a. This network intrusion detection technology must be previously tested and certified by a

Answer-“Devices not SOFTWARE are tested with the CCC schema that gets published for MFDs. IDS/IPS are a part of a DEVICE. When it involves common criteria certification, there are NO separate CCC certs published for the software- just the MFD. (part 4 A and B) DoD STIG covers the other concerns. (BIOS integrity, logging) All of our devices must have a CCC published prior to lab testing and complete successful lab test involves compliance with the DoD MFD STIG. (only ports 443, 9100 and 515 OPEN on DoD ACAS scan)”

3rd party certification body for IT security. Documented proof of this intrusion detection 3rd party testing must accompany responses.

b. This network intrusion detection technology must be Common Criteria Certified and documentation of the Common Criteria certification must accompany responses.

5. The device must have the ability to connect to a SYSLOG server to report security events that occur.

6. The device must offer self-healing BIOS without an on-site technician visit.

Question-We are hoping to find out if there is (was) an incumbent contractor performing these services, or if this is a brand new contract.

If there is an incumbent, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

Answer-The requirement is for a brand new contract.

See continuation page.

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