T16SOL10034_Deep_Time_amendment_1.pdf

Amendment #1 to RFP T16SOL10034 fabrication of Deep Time – The Hall of Fossils at the

Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History dated June 27, 2016 with responses to bidder questions, adding additional documents and revising section of the proposal submission format.

A.1 Responses to bidder questions are attached in the link which has been emailed to bidders or is available by sending an email request to berked@si.edu.

A.2 The following documents are on the same link referenced above.

12017 160624 AD01 w Bid RFI Responses – pdf file containing bidder questions and answers and table of contents for package

12017 100% Models Props Schedule A01 – Revised models and props schedule in response to questions

12017 100% Deep Time Casework Schedule FINAL May 16 16 in excel in response to questions

J-5 Deep Time Bid Set for June 24 16 A01 – Revised bid form in response to questions

Known Weights 22 June 2016 – Known specimen weights in response to questions

12017 EXA Drawings A01 – Revised in response to questions

12017 EXB Drawings A01 – Revised in response to questions

12017 EXC Drawings A01 – Revised in response to questions

A.3 A copy of Davis Bacon Wage Determination, General Decision Number DC160002 02/19/2016

DC2, Construction Type: Building will posted on Federal Business Opportunities.

B.1. Add the following item under Plan of Accomplishment which should be included as part of the submission of Volume I: Technical Proposal.

Summarize and explain any assumptions, deviations and exceptions taken with respect to this RFP without reference to price or cost.

B.2. Volume II: Business Proposal shall be re-placed with the paragraphs below:

The Business Proposal shall include a detailed price proposal for the various tasks as required by Section

B for the effort described in Section C and elsewhere in this solicitation. In providing the cost proposal, the offeror must include: (1) estimated hours to be dedicated by each staff member; (2) the loaded hourly rate for each staff member; (3) travel (4) all other indirect and direct costs. As part of business proposal complete the bid sheet listed and attached as J.5.

The Contractor shall also guarantee said offered price and itemized pricing, free from any change, for ninety (90) days from the date of the submission of its proposal

As part of the business proposal, offerors should identify any contract terms and conditions from which they request to deviate.

mailto:berked@si.edu

B.3. Proposals and proposal modifications must be received via email no later than 3:00 p.m. on

July 13, 2016 (DC time). The hard copy must arrive no later than 3:00 p.m. July 15, 2016. (DC time).

Proposals and proposal modifications shall be submitted in two distinct ADOBE or other format files.

Make sure to receive acknowledgement from Debra Berke via email to know that your proposal has been received by the Smithsonian Institution.

C. With the exception of the changes made herein, all contract terms and conditions of

T16SOL10034 remain in effect.