Amendment_0010_Attachment.pdf

The solicitation is amended as follows:

1. On page 77 of Attachment 1 - Statement of Work (as contained in Amendment 0001), section C.

Contingency Operations and section D. Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access is deleted and replaced as follows:

C. CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

1. During the life of the contract(s), should any of the countries be designated as “Contingency Operations” as defined in FAR Part 42, the Prime Vendor will be expected to comply with all regulations regarding the Contingency Operations to include but not limited to registering in the Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS) for CENTCOM, and completing the Foreign Vendor Vetting Information Sheet (FVIS) for AFRICOM, or other military databases or similar tools that may come into effect during the life of the contract.

2. The Prime Vendor will be required to maintain a detailed contingency CONOPs designed to ensure that you will be able to independently provide continued support to all DLA customers covered by this contract should any of your warehouse platform(s) become unusable for any reason including but not limited to the following: inaccessibility by road, destroyed by attack, infestation, lack of proper heating, air conditioning and cooling, loss of lease, arson, etc. or if any customer location(s) become inaccessible by road. The Prime Vendor must have the capability to perform the CONOPs at all times throughout the life of the contract. From time to time, the Prime Vendor may be required to update its CONOPs based on conditions on the ground. This contingency CONOPs may be tested at any time throughout the life of the contract. Such testing will be at no additional costs to the Government and shall be included in the Prime Vendor’s distribution price.

D. Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access

1. U.S. and Coalition Commanders possess inherent authority to maintain law and order, provide security, and impose discipline necessary to protect the inhabitants of U.S. and/or Coalition installations, U.S. and Coalition personnel operating outside of installations, and U.S. or Coalition-funded developmental projects in the area of responsibility (AOR). This authority allows commanders to administratively and physically control access to installations and/or project sites, and to bar contractors – including prime contractors, subcontractors at any tier, and any employees, from an installation or site. A commander’s inherent force protection (FP) authority is independent of an agency’s contracting authority, and it may not be superseded by any contractual term or provision.

2. An offeror/Prime Vendor acknowledges that submission of a bid, offer, or a proposal; acceptance of contract award of any type; or continuing effort under any resultant contract requires that the Prime Vendor, and all subcontractors under any affected contract, be initially eligible, and remain eligible during the entire period of contract performance to include any warrant period, for installation/base access to a U.S. and/or Coalition installation, regardless of whether the performance will take place on or off a U.S. or Coalition installation. Failure to obtain or maintain installation/base access eligibility for the Prime Vendor, or any subcontractor, may render a proposal unacceptable or be grounds for termination for cause.

3. To be eligible for installation access, Contractors and subcontractors at all tiers are required to register for installation access using the following registry tools, or similar tools that may replace or support these during performance of the contract:

CENTCOM AOR

i. All offerors are required to register with JCCS as follows:

a) Go to www.jccs.gov

b) Read Registration Instructions

c) Enter Company and Financial Information

d) Enter Point of Contact Information

e) Registration Confirmation – User ID and Password Issued

f) Complete JCIIAS Vendor Questionnaire

g) Upload Documents

ii. AFRICOM AOR

All offerors are required to complete the Foreign Vendor Information Sheet (see Attachment X) including applicable attachments. Completed forms are to be submitted directly to the Contracting Officer.

4. The Prime Vendor is responsible for keeping the information provided to the contracting officer regarding itself and its subcontractors updated at all times. The Prime Vendor must complete the JCCS registration (for performance in the CENTCOM AOR) and Foreign Vendor Information Sheet (for performance in the AFRICOM AOR) and be approved and eligible for installation access prior to beginning performance, and remain eligible for installation access for the life of the contract performance. The Prime Vendor's subcontractors, at all tiers, must be registered, approved, and eligible for installation access prior to performance, and remain eligible for installation access for the life of its performance as a subcontractor. If a subcontractor is denied base access the Prime Vendor will be required to continue uninterrupted performance by changing subcontractors, self-performing, or other means necessary to fulfill the contract requirements. That change shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

5. Failure to perform in the CENTCOM or AFRICOM AOR and failure to be eligible for installation access at the Prime and subcontractor levels – or failure to inform the contracting officer of the names of all prospective subcontractors (or provide a negative reply) – may render the offerors/contractor ineligible for award or continued performance. Additionally, any firm that is declared ineligible for installation access may be deemed non-responsible until such time as that firm is again deemed eligible by the appropriate access approval authority.

6. Installation access determinations arise from the Combatant Commander’s inherent authority and are separate and distinct from any law, regulation, or policy regarding suspension and debarment authority.

Contractor queries or requests for reconsideration related to U.S. or Coalition installation base access eligibility must be directed to the authority responsible for base access decisions.