TIRNO-09-R-00012_Amendment 0007.doc

SOLICITATION NUMBER: TIRNO-09-R-00012

AMENDMENT NUMBER: 0007

The following changes to TIRNO-09-R-00012 are hereby incorporated via Amendment 0007:

1.

TIRNO-09-R-00012 Amendment 0006 is hereby deleted in its entirety Amendment 0006 was intended to be published as an informational package. Due to a system error it was posted as an amendment to the solicitation. The guidance in Amendment 0006 has been formally incorporated into the solicitation via this amendment.

2.

SF-33

The SF-33 has been updated to reflect the revised proposal submission date and include all amendments to the solicitation.

3.

Section H.4 The following has been added to the solicitation as Section H.4(d)(4):

(4) Any change of subcontractors after award of the base contract must be evaluated and comply with all EVMS guidelines and all other policies before issuance of a task order.

4.

Section H.31 – Limitation on Subcontracting Plans

Section H.31 is hereby deleted and the subsequent sections have been renumbered accordingly. The information contained in Section H.31 is already addressed in Section F.12 and therefore is being deleted to eliminate redundancy.

5.

Section J.4,

2. GOALS

The following example is hereby added to Section J.4, after the first paragraph under “2. GOALS:”

Example for completion of table below:

1. Estimate total dollars to be awarded under the contract for each option period.

Example: Total dollars to be awarded for the base year $10,000,000.00

2. Estimate total dollars to be subcontracted.

Example: 25% of 10,000,000.00 is $2,500,000.00

3. Estimated total dollar value of all planned subcontracting (Input A Below)

$2,500,000.00 or 100%

4. Dollars subcontracted to small business concerns (Input B Below)

$2,500,000.00 or 100%

5. Dollars subcontracted to Small Disadvantaged Business (Input D Below)

5% of the $2,500,000.00 = $125,000.00

6. Follow the same method for the other categories as number 5 above.

Note: In order to meet the 25% small business subcontracting goal as required by the solicitation, offerors must either dedicate all of their subcontracting effort to small business concerns or they may subcontract more than 25% of the total dollars awarded and the difference can be subcontracted to either large or small business at the discretion of the prime.

6.

Section L.9.1 Section L.9.1 has been updated to reflect changes to the description sections of the graphs under Binder 1A Tab C and Binder 2C.

7.

Section L.11.2

Section L.11.2 is hereby deleted and replaced by the following:

L.11.2

TAB B – SF 33 and SECTIONS B - K The offeror shall include a fully executed SF 33, as appropriate. The SF 33 shall be signed by an official authorized to bind the offeror’s organization. The SF 33 containing the original signature shall be included in the binder marked as the original.

The offeror shall indicate its acceptance of all requirements and terms and conditions of the solicitation. The offeror indicates acceptance of all amendments in Block 14 of the SF-33. Section K shall be fully executed and a copy included in each copy of Volume I provided.

Contractors and its subcontractor(s) are to complete Representation and Certifications, K.26 Earned Value Management System Compliance.

Upon contract award, the successful offeror’s completed representations, certifications, and other statements of the offeror will be incorporated into the contract by reference under Section H of the contract.

8.

Section L.11.3

Section L.11.3 is hereby deleted and replaced by the following:

L.11.3

TAB C – SIGNED AMENDMENTS

The offer shall include copies of all amendments to this solicitation. Acceptance of all amendments will be indicated by the signature on the SF-33 located in Tab B.

9.

Section L.12.3.2

The following paragraph is hereby added to the end of Section L.12.3.2:

Note: The Government will accept either the original version of the questionnaire or the revised version based on Amendment 0001 to the solicitation. This is meant to accommodate offerors who have already received a completed questionnaire prior to the issuance of Amendment 0001.

10.

Section L.12.5

The first paragraph of Section L.12.5 is hereby deleted and replaced by the following:

In accordance with FAR Subparts 34.2, 52.234-2, and 52.234-3, in addition with IRS Policy, Earned Value Management System P&P No. 34.2 and The Department Treasury Earned Value Management Guide, the contractor and its subcontractor(s) shall provide documentation supporting Self-Validation or Comprehensive Plan, ANSI/EIA Standard-748A, Full and Core criteria, using the template in Appendix A (as a guide) of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Earned Value Management System Intent Guide. This documentation will be placed in Binder 2C. Each contractor and its subcontractor(s) determines which criteria it meets and submits either (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the following:

11.

Section L.21

Section L.21 has been updated to reflect the revised proposal submission date of September 29, 2009.

(End Modification)

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