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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code Page Of

2. Amendment/Modification No.

3. Effective Date

4. Requisition/Purchase Req No.

5. Project No. (If applicable)

6. Issued By Code 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code

8. Name And Address Of Contractor (No., Street, City, County, State and Zip Code)

9A. Amendment Of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (See Item 11)

10A. Modification Of Contract/Order No.

10B. Dated (See Item 13) Code Facility Code

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.

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 ____________ copies of the amendments: (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; 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 you 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.

12. Accounting And Appropriation Data (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS

It Modifies The Contract/Order No. As Described In Item 14.

A. This Change Order is Issued Pursuant To: 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 data, 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)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______________ copies to the Issuing Office.

14. Description Of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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.

15A. Name And Title Of Signer (Type or print)

16A. Name And Title Of Contracting Officer (Type or print)

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States Of America 16C. Date Signed

By (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

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TERRY C. KRAKER

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: TERRY C. KRAKER

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCRC-TA/(309)782-8570

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

A. The purpose of this Amendment is as follows:

1. To revise the General Summary in its entirety.

2. To revise CLINS 2910, 2917, 3910, and 3917 to reflect the correct ordering period and to indicate the option period for each of the

CLINS.

3. To delete FAR clause 52.204-7000 from Attachment 0018.

4. To revise paragraph (c) of Clause 52.214-4584 HAND-DELIVERED BIDS, QUOTES, OR PROPOSALS (May 2012) (ACC-RI) to read as follows (See

Attachment 0018):

(c) Delivery is to be made to Building 60, 2d Floor, Southeast "Bid, Quote, and Proposal Receiving Area", (309)782-

3218/3620/6895.

5. To change all references to Items for Negotiation (IFNs) to Evaluation Notices (ENs) and to change all references to IFNs to ENs throughout the RFP.

6. To replace the "Instructions to Offerors" section of the RFP in its entirety. Please note the following changes:

a. The address in para 3.3 has been revised.

b. Table I set forth under 5.1 has been revised.

c. Para 5.1.5 has been revised.

d. Para 7.1.2 has been revised.

e. Para. 7.2.2.3.1.3 has been revised.

7. To replace the "Evaluation Factors for Award" section of the RFP in its entirety. Please note the following changes:

a. Para 3.1.2 has been revised.

b. Para 3.2.1.3.1.3 has been revised.

c. Para 3.2.2, seventh para, has been revised.

8. To replace Attachment 0001 SOW dated 04 October 2012 with the attached SOW dated 02 November 2012. Please note the following changes:

a. Para 4.2(c)has been revised.

b. Para 4.4.2 (a) has been revised.

c. Para 4.6(a)(1) has been revised

d. Para 5.5.2 has been revised.

e. Appendix A, Contract Management Deliverables: OT, VS, and PA Reports have been revised.

f. Appendix C, Small Business Participation (SB) Report has been revised.

9. To replace the Attachment 0002 Equipment List issued with the solicitation with the attached Attachment 0002 dated 02 November 2012.

10. To replace Attachment 0007 Standards and Policies dated 4 October 2012 with the attached Attachment 0007 dated 02 November 2012.

11. To replace Attachment 0009 Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) issued with the solicitation with the attached Attachment 0009 dated 02 November 2012.

12. To change Para (q) (7) set forth in C ADDITIONAL INFORMATION to read Reserved.

13. To provide questions submitted under the solicitation and the resultant answers (Attachment 0021).

B. Disregard Sections B, L & M that posted with Amendment 0004 as these sections were posted in error and have been revised with

Amendment 0005.

C. All references throughout the solicitation referring to "Central Contractor Registration" and "CCR" are hereby replaced by "System for Award Management" and "SAM".

D. The Government has tried to highlight the changes incorporated into the documents listed above; however, it is incumbent upon the

Offeror to review the revised documents in their entirety.

E. The date set forth for receipt of proposals remains unchanged at 20 November 2012, 12:00 Noon, Central Time.

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GENERAL SUMMARY

1. The following paragraphs are added as an addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

2. The fundamental purpose of the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 Hardware (ITES-3 H) acquisition is to support the Army enterprise infrastructure and infostructure goals with a full range of innovative, world class information technology equipment and solutions at a reasonable price.

3. This solicitation will result in award of multiple Fixed Price Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Individual

Firm Fixed Price delivery orders will be issued against the IDIQ contracts in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Subpart 16.5 - Indefinite-Delivery Contracts. The maximum amount of all orders placed against all ITES-3H contracts awarded from this solicitation shall not exceed $5,000,000,000 over a five (5) year period of performance. The five year period of performance consists of a base period of 3 years and two (2) one-year options. Individual delivery orders will be awarded in accordance with the ordering clauses set forth in the Request for Proposal (RFP).

4. This requirement is being solicited under Full and Open Competition. The Government plans to make at least eight (8) Indefinite

Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) awards, with up to four (4) reserved for Small Business offerors within the competitive range. The

Government reserves the right to make no awards or multiple awards; the Government also reserves the right to make more than eight awards.

5. The contract award decisions will be determined based upon the evaluation of each offeror's complete proposal against the evaluation criteria. Offerors complete proposals will be evaluated in a two (2) phase evaluation process. Selection of awardees will be accomplished in a three (3) step process. Refer to EVALUATION OF OFFERS, paragraph 1.0 - Evaluation Process.

6. The NAICS code is 334111 and the small business size standard for this acquisition is 1,000 employees. However, in accordance with

FAR 52.212-1, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

7. The furnishing of gray market items under the ITES-3H contract vehicles is prohibited. Gray market is defined as A gray market is the trade of a commodity through legal but unofficial, unauthorized, or unintended distribution channels by the original manufacturer.

Goods are bought or sold in a gray market at prices below those set by an official regulatory agency. It is also known as parallel market.

8. Joint Ventures

A joint venture (JV) for size determination purposes is an association of persons or concerns with interests in any degree or proportion by way of contract, express or implied, consorting to engage in and carry out a single specific business venture for joint profit, for which purpose they combine their efforts, property, money, skill, or knowledge, but not on a continuing or permanent basis for conducting business generally. A joint venture is viewed as a business entity in determining power to control its management. In accordance with FAR 19.101(7)(i)(B)(2), relaxed affiliation rules apply to the ITES-3H contract. Size standards for the ITES-3H contract apply to individual concerns, not to the combined assets, of the joint venture. Therefore, small business concerns can create teams that, combined, exceed the 1,000 employee number for the ITES-3H NAICS as long as each individual affiliate can meet the 1,000 employee size standard. Offerors should review the joint venture regulations at 13 CFR 121.103(h) dated February 11, 2011 before entering into and creating a JV and prior to submitting a proposal. All joint ventures (large and small) shall provide joint venture agreements with their proposal delineating how the JV is structured. Small business JVs shall show certification of each affiliate as a small business concern under the ITES-3H NAICS. The JV must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as its own, unique entity.

9. Ostensible Subcontracting.

Careful attention must be exercised with a small business JV with regards to ostensible subcontracting. An ostensible subcontractor which is to perform primary or vital requirements of a contract may have a controlling role such to be considered a joint venturer affiliated on the contract with the prime contractor(13 CFR 121.103 (h)(4)). For example, if a small business JV is arranged that subcontracts to a large business for a primary or vital portion of the requirement such that the large business may control the activities of the JV, then the large business could be considered an affiliate of the JV, disqualifying it as a small business. Pursuant the authority in FAR 19.302(b), the Contracting Officer reserves the right to question the small business representation of a Small

Business Offeror at any time after the receipt of proposals if it is determined through the evaluation process that an ostensible subcontractor has a controlling role over the prime contractor.

10. Nonmanufacturer Rule.

Contact clauses 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (Apr 2009) paragraph (d), and 52.212-1, Instructions to

Offerors Commercial Items (Jun 2008) paragraph (a), apply what is called the Nonmanufacturer Rule. In accordance with FAR 19.001, the

Nonmanufacturer Rule means that a contractor under a small business set-aside or 8(a) contract shall be a small business under the applicable size standard and shall provide either its own product or that of another domestic small business manufacturing or processing

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concern. The Nonmanufacturer Rule, as delineated in FAR 19.102(f), further states a concern submitting a bid or offer in its own name that proposes to furnish an end product it did not manufacture (a nonmanufacturer), is a small business if it has no more than 500 employees. The term nonmanufacturer includes a concern that can, but elects not to, manufacture or produce the end product for the specific acquisition. For waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule, see URL-http://www.sba.gov/content/class-waivers which lists the Class

Waivers for the SBA Office of Contracting Nonmanufacturer Rule Class Waiver in effect as of May 26, 2011.

11. The following clauses are included in the RFP but only apply at the order level when the requirement has been set-aside for Small

Businesses in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

52.219-6 - Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) with Alternate I

52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011)

52.219-14 - Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011)

12. Local clause 52.216-4592 - Task Order and Delivery Order Ombudsman (Jun 2011) applies only to those orders issued by ACC-RI.

13. FAR clause 52.211-14 - Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use (Apr 200) applies only to those orders issued at the ordering level.

14. The Certification of Small Business Size Standard is to be submitted with Volume II Section 1, Contracts.

15. For Evaluation Purposes, contractors must propose and price all new equipment under this RFP.

16. Please note that in all instances where the term Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) appears, it includes both named and remote OCONUS locations. Each delivery order will have country specific information/requirements that contractor(s) will need to adhere to.

17. In a response to a Request For Quote (RFQ) issued at the ordering level, contractors may propose items/equipment from multiple catalogs to make up a total/bundled solution.

18. The guaranteed minimum on this contract is Not to Exceed (NTE) $10,700.00 for each contractor and only applies to the base period.

The guaranteed minimum will be satisfied by the contractor submitting a white paper on Thin-Client configurations in accordance with paragraph 5.6.2 of the PWS. All required updates (yearly) to the Thin Client will be furnished at no additional cost to the Government.

A Firm Fixed Price delivery order for the guaranteed minimum will be issued along with the award of the IDIQ contract. The offeror's proposed Firm Fixed Price for the white paper shall be entered in the "Amount" column under CLIN 0001, page 6. The offeror's proposed price for the white paper shall not be part of the evaluation.

19. Trade Agreement Act (TAA) compliance is required for all products. By submission of a proposal, the offeror is certifying that it meets all terms and conditions set forth in the RFP and all attachments, including TAA compliance. If an offeror cannot identify an item(s) that is TAA compliant, the offeror should bring it to the immediate attention of the Contracting Officer.

20. TAA compliance is also required at the ordering level. However, if there are instances where an item required as part of an ITES-3H solution is not TAA compliant and no TAA complaint item is available, the Ordering Contracting Officer may make a determination to waive the TAA requirement and purchase the non-TAA compliant item.

21. In accordance with Section 806 of Public Law 111-383, the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, the Army is currently developing a system to assess supply chain risk. The details of this system are not defined at this point, but will potentially involve a mechanism for evaluating a particular vendor's supply chain risk (regarding unwanted intrusion, counterfeit hardware, sabotage, etc.), and suspending or revoking a vendor's ability to sell products to the Army/DoD until its supply chain risk issues have been addressed.

Because the details of this system have not yet been finalized, this notice is intended to alert offerors that if they receive an award under this solicitation, a modification may be made at a later date to all contractors in the ITES-3H pool to implement this supply chain risk management system. This change would be negotiated and implemented at a future date, per the Changes clause (FAR 52.243-1).

22. Offerors small business participation objectives (goals) will be incorporated into the resultant contract.

23. Offerors are to provide a list of the OEMs that they anticipate using under all of the ITES-3H catalogs (except for Catalog VII).

This list is to be provided with the submission of Volume II Section 1 under Phase I.

24. Additional clauses and provisions are listed at Attachment 18 as an Addenda to FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions

Commercial Items.

25. Submission of Energy Management Reports may be required under resultant contracts. The content, format and submission requirements will be provided at a later date.

24. All questions pertaining to this solicitation shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer, Jeffrey S. Gollon, via e-mail, 5 33

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jeffrey.s.gollon.civ@mail.mil, or by phone 309-782-5369, or to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Terry Kraker, via e-mail, terry.c.kraker.civ@mail.mil, or by phone 309-782-8570.

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SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

2910 RELATED ITEMS & EQUIPMENT _________________________

This CLIN may be used for New Technology, items that do not fit into the predefined Catalogs I through IX, and for items required to complete an ITES-3H solution. Related items do not necessarily fit into

Catalogs I through IX and shall be within the scope of the contract. This CLIN shall be provided in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of the Pricing

Terms.

Ordering Period: TBD at the time of award of the contract

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Destination Acceptance: Destination

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

FOB POINT: Destination

Delivery locations will be identified in the individual Delivery Order.

Delivery of products to both CONUS and OCONUS locations shall be in accordance with individual delivery orders issued. Delivery to the address(es) specified in each delivery order shall be within 30 calendar days for CONUS addresses, and 35 calendar days OCONUS from the date a valid order is received by the contractor, through customs, to the final delivery site or as otherwise agreed to by the parties.

Partial shipments and partial payments are allowed under the ID/IQ contract unless otherwise specified by the ordering contracting officer.

THIS CLIN IS ESTABLISHED FOR OPTION PERIOD ONE.

OPTION MUST BE EXERCISED IAW FEDERAL ACQUISITION

REGULATION (FAR) 52.217-9 PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF

PERFORMANCE.

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Packaging and Marking _____________________

2917 NON-CATALOG ITEMS _________________

The Government reserves the right to add CLINS for individual items to the contract that currently are not catalog items. See paragraph 3.2 of the SOW.

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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Destination Acceptance: Destination

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

FOB POINT: Destination

Delivery locations will be identified in the individual Delivery Order.

Delivery of products to both CONUS and OCONUS locations shall be in accordance with individual delivery orders issued. Delivery to the address(es) specified in each delivery order shall be within 30 calendar days for CONUS addresses, and 35 calendar days OCONUS from the date a valid order is received by the contractor, through customs, to the final delivery site or as otherwise agreed to by the parties.

Partial shipments and partial payments are allowed under the ID/IQ contract unless otherwise specified by the ordering contracting officer.

THIS CLIN IS ESTABLISHED FOR OPTION PERIOD ONE.

OPTION MUST BE EXERCISED IAW FEDERAL ACQUISITION

REGULATION (FAR) 52.217-9 PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF

PERFORMANCE.

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Packaging and Marking _____________________

3910 RELATED ITEMS & EQUIPMENT _________________________

This CLIN may be used for New Technology, items that do not fit into the predefined Catalogs I through IX, and for items required to complete an ITES-3H solution. Related items do not necessarily fit into

Catalogs I through IX and shall be within the scope of the contract. This CLIN shall be provided in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of the Pricing

Terms.

Ordering Period: TBD at time of award of the contract.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Destination Acceptance: Destination

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

FOB POINT: Destination

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Delivery locations will be identified in the individual Delivery Order.

Delivery of products to both CONUS and OCONUS locations shall be in accordance with individual delivery orders issued. Delivery to the address(es) specified in each delivery order shall be within 30 calendar days for CONUS addresses, and 35 calendar days OCONUS from the date a valid order is received by the contractor, through customs, to the final delivery site or as otherwise agreed to by the parties.

Partial shipments and partial payments are allowed under the ID/IQ contract unless otherwise specified by the ordering contracting officer.

THIS CLIN IS ESTABLISHED FOR OPTION PERIOD TWO

OPTION MUST BE EXERCISED IAW FEDERAL ACQUISITION

REGULATION (FAR) 52.217-9 PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF

PERFORMANCE.

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Packaging and Marking _____________________

3917 NON-CATALOG ITEMS _________________

The Government reserves the right to add CLINS for individual items to the contract that currently are not catalog items. See paragraph 3.2 of the SOW.

Ordering Period: TBD at time of award of contract.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Destination Acceptance: Destination

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

FOB POINT: Destination

Delivery locations will be identified in the individual Delivery Order.

Delivery of products to both CONUS and OCONUS locations shall be in accordance with individual delivery orders issued. Delivery to the address(es) specified in each delivery order shall be within 30 calendar days for CONUS addresses, and 35 calendar days OCONUS from the date a valid order is received by the contractor, through customs, to the final delivery site or as otherwise agreed to by the parties.

Partial shipments and partial payments are allowed under the ID/IQ contract unless otherwise specified by the ordering contracting officer.

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THIS CLIN IS ESTABLISHED FOR OPTION PERIOD TWO

OPTION MUST BE EXERCISED IAW FEDERAL ACQUISITION

REGULATION (FAR) 52.217-9 PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF

PERFORMANCE.

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SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

List of Number List of Number

Addenda Title Date of Pages Transmitted By Addenda Title Date of Pages Transmitted By________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _______________

Attachment 0001 STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) 02-NOV-2012 048

Attachment 0002 EQUIPMENT LIST 02-NOV-2012 043

Attachment 0003 EQUIPMENT LIST EXAMPLE - LEVEL OF DETAIL REQUIRED 002

Attachment 0004 PRICE MODEL BASE PERIOD 089

Attachment 0005 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE 008

Attachment 0006 CONTRACT PARTICIPATION MATRIX 001

Attachment 0007 STANDARDS & POLICIES 02-NOV-2012 011

Attachment 0008 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD CERTIFICATION 001

Attachment 0009 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY 02-NOV-2012 003

Attachment 0010 B001-EQUIPMENT FAILURE REPORT 04-OCT-2012 001

Attachment 0011 B002-ORDER TRANSACTION REPORT 04-OCT-2012 001

Attachment 0012 B003-VENDOR STATUS REPORT 04-OCT-2010 001

Attachment 0013 B004-PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES REPORT 04-OCT-2012 001

Attachment 0014 B005-SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION REPORT 04-OCT-2012 001

Attachment 0015 B006-THIN CLIENT 04-OCT-2012 001

Attachment 0016 B007-DOD ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORK 04-OCT-2012 001

Attachment 0017 B008-DOD UNIFIED CAPABILITIES APPROVED PRODUCT LIST 04-OCT-2012 001

Attachment 0018 ADDENDA TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-4 02-NOV-2012 001

Attachment 0019 PRICE MODEL OPTION YEAR ONE 029

Attachment 0020 PRICE MODEL OPTION YEAR TWO 029

Attachment 0021 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 02-NOV-2012 065

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. Overview.

The Army is conducting this competition in order to enter into contracts to acquire the information technology required to meet the

Armys information technology missions.

The U.S. Army Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS), in coordination with the Army Contracting Command - Rock

Island (ACC-RI), requires contracts to support the Armys requirements for commercial hardware, software, peripherals, accessories, and related incidental services. IT products procured through the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 Hardware (ITES-3H) acquisition are required to comply with DoD and Army standards and policies.

2. General.

This requirement is being solicited under Full and Open Competition. The Government plans to make at least eight (8) Indefinite

Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) awards, with up to four (4) reserved for Small Business offerors within the competitive range. The

Government reserves the right to make no awards or multiple awards; the Government also reserves the right to make more than eight awards. Individual delivery orders will be competed in accordance with FAR Subpart 16.5 and DFARS Subpart 216.5 among firms that hold contracts awarded under this solicitation. Delivery orders may be awarded based on Lowest Price-Technically Acceptable (LPTA) or Best

Value Trade-Off procedures, as identified in Delivery Order Requests (DOR).

Offerors are cautioned to examine this solicitation in its entirety and to ensure that its proposal contains all necessary information, provides all required documentation, and is complete and sufficiently detailed in all respects. Offerors are cautioned that merely re-stating the requirements with a statement of intent to perform DOES NOT reflect an understanding of the requirements or capability to perform. The Government will consider an Offerors noncompliance with the proposal instructions, to include incomplete proposals, to be indicative of the type of conduct that it may expect from the offeror during contract performance and may result in the Offerors proposal being ineligible for award and therefore its proposal rejected.

Proposals should be written in a concise, straightforward, and forthright manner. Superficial marketing statements and materials should not be included. The Offeror must not merely re-state the requirements stated in the RFP but must provide a detailed narrative which states clearly how all the requirements will be met.

The Government intends to utilize a two-phase evaluation approach. Phase I will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis.

Phase II will be evaluated as a best value trade-off.

3. Instructions.

3.1 In accordance with FAR 12.302, Tailoring of Provisions and Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Clause 52.212-1 is tailored as follows to reflect special contract terms and conditions that are unique for this contract. This tailored clause supersedes the version of FAR Clause 52.212-1.

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jun 2008)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and Small Business size standard. The NAICS code and Small Business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the Small Business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers shall be submitted on the SF 1449 in accordance with paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 below. As a minimum, offers must show --

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) Remit to address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3, if applicable. In accordance with clause

52.204-7000, this solicitation requires online certifications and representations.

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(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Reserved.

(e) Multiple offers. Multiple offers are not authorized.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the

Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is late and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Governments control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the

Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the

Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government does not intend to conduct discussions under Phase I. The

Government intends to award contracts after conducting discussions with offerors in the competitive range under Phase II.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified.

The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)

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(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section

Suite 8100

470 L'Enfant Plaza, SW

Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925

Facsimile (202) 619-8978

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites--

(i) ASSIST (URL-http://assist.daps.dla.mil).

(ii) Quick Search (URL-https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (URL-http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (URL-https://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard/);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4 Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215)

697/2197, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation DUNS or DUNS+4 followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number that identifies the offerors name and address. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart

32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at URL-http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) Central Contractor Registration. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at URL-https://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offerors offer;

(2) The overall evaluated price and technical rating of the successful offeror and the debriefed offeror;

(3) The past performance information on the debriefed offeror;

(4) A summary of rationale for award; and

(5) Reasonable responses to relevant questions about whether source selection procedures contained in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed.

(End of Provision)

The following paragraphs are being added as an addendum to FAR 52.212-1.

3.2 Each offeror shall submit only one proposal which addresses all the ITES catalogs and Government requirements outlined in the

Statement of Work and the Request for Proposal (RFP).

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3.3 Proposals shall be delivered or mailed to the address below. No email submissions will be accepted. If the information is being hand carried to Army Contracting Command Rock Island (ACC-RI), refer to clause 52.214-4584, Hand-Delivered Bids, Quotes, or Proposals.

The address for delivery (or mailing) of proposals is as follows:

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Rock Island

Attn: CCRC-TA/Terry Kraker

Bldg 60, 2nd Floor SE (please refer to clause 52.214-4584)

1 Rock Island Arsenal

Rock Island, IL 61299-8000

3.4 Acknowledgement of Request for Proposal (RFP) Amendment. Should an amendment be issued against this RFP prior to the date set for receipt of offers, the offeror shall acknowledge by signing the Standard Form (SF) 30 entitled Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of

Contract and include it in the proposal submission, Volume II Contractual Documents. Acknowledgment of RFP amendments issued after the proposal due date shall be signed and submitted either via e-mail to Ms. Terry Kraker at terry.c.kraker.civ@mail.mil, or hand carried/mailed to the address provided in paragraph 3.3, not later than one week after the amendment was issued, or the deadline date for receipt on the amendment.

3.5 The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest priced offer;

and/or waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

3.6 Submission of Questions/Comments. All questions pertaining to this solicitation shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer, Jeffrey S. Gollon, at jeffrey.s.gollon.civ@mail.mil, and to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Terry Kraker, at terry.c.kraker.civ@mail.mil, and shall be submitted not later than 04 October 2012, 2:00 pm, Central Daylight Time (CDT). The Government is not obligated to provide responses to all questions submitted by offerors, but will consider them and incorporate changes into the RFP as deemed necessary. Government responses to questions will be posted at URL-www.fbo.gov for review by all offerors. Therefore, questions/comments shall not be marked with a restrictive legend and shall not include proprietary information. It is preferred that only one set of questions be submitted by each offeror instead of multiple sets of questions.

When submitting questions and comments, please refer to the specific text of the RFP in the following format:

Subject: RFP No. W52P1J-11-R-0171

Reference: RFP Section ___, Paragraph(s) ____, Page(s) ____, Attachment(s) .

Offerors are advised to continuously monitor the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at URL-https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/default.cfm and the FedBizOpps website at URL-www.fbo.gov for the solicitation, amendments, notices, other information, and any new information. The offerors are deemed to have knowledge of all documents that are posted to ASFI and

FedBizOpps.

Offerors are advised to join the solicitation mailing list and request e-mail notification of updates, changes, and additions to the solicitation folder on the ASFI website. Offerors are cautioned that the e-mail notification system may not operate consistently.

Therefore, offerors are advised to monitor this site continuously in order to obtain information in a timely manner. For assistance with the ASFI website, you may contact the help desk at ASFI@conus.army.mil.

4. Structure.

4.1 To be considered for selection, the offeror must submit a complete response to this RFP using the format and content instructions set forth in paragraphs 5 and 7.

The Government intends to utilize a two-phase evaluation approach. Phase I will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis.

Phase II will be evaluated as a best value trade-off. Only offerors receiving a Acceptable under Phase I will be allowed to participate under Phase II.

4.2 PHASE I - Acceptable/Unacceptable

Under Phase I, offerors are required to submit their proposal Volume I - Equipment List and Web-based Support Capabilities/Data and

Reporting Requirements and Volume II, Section 1 - Contractual Documents in accordance with paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 above, by 12:00 P.M.

Central Daylight Time (CDT), on or before 22 October 2012. Offerors proposal Volume I - Equipment List and Web-based Support

Capabilities/Data and Reporting Requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria outlined in the Evaluation of

Offerors section.

The Government does not intend to hold discussions under Phase I. However, the Government reserves the right to engage in discussions and clarifications if necessary.

Failure to submit Volume II - Section 1 with a signed SF1449 and acknowledgement of all amendments will render your proposal

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Unacceptable and the offeror will not be allowed to participate in Phase II.

Offerors that receive a Unacceptable rating under Phase I will be notified in writing that they received a Unacceptable rating and that they are not eligible to participate under Phase II.

Offerors that receive an Acceptable rating under Phase I will be notified in writing allowing them to participate in Phase II by submitting their proposal Volume II, Section 2 Contractual Documents (Large Businesses only), Volume III - Mission Support, Volume IV -

Past Performance, and Volume V - Price. Offerors will be given no less than 30 days from the date the Government sends the written notification to submit their proposal Volume II, Section 2 Contractual Documents, Volume III - Mission Support, Volume IV - Past

Performance, and Volume V - Price.

4.3 PHASE II

The Government intends to award contracts after conducting discussions with offerors in the competitive range under Phase II. Only those offerors within the competitive range will be engaged in discussions and be requested to submit a final proposal revision.

However, if the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

5. Format.

5.1 The offerors proposal shall consist of five (5) Volumes:

PHASE I_______

Volume I - Equipment List and Web-based Support Capabilities/Data and Reporting Requirements - to be furnished under Phase I.

Volume II - Contractual Documents - Section 1

PHASE II (if Offeror is Successful in Phase I)______________________________________________

Volume II - Contractual Documents - Section 2

Volume III - Mission Support

Volume IV - Past Performance

Volume V - Price

TABLE 1 - Proposal Volume/Section Breakout

PHASE I

VOLUME I - Equipment List. The requirements for Equipment List are as follows:

Page Limit: None

File Naming Structure: CompanyName-EquipList-.xls

CD or DVD Submission: 1 CopyCD/DVD to include Volume I - Equipment List, Volume I - Web-based Support

Capabilities/Data and Reporting Requirements, and Volume II - Contractual Documents -

Section 1

VOLUME I - Web-based Support Capabilities/Data and Reporting Requirements. The requirements for the Web-based Support Capabilities/Data and Reporting Requirements are as follows:

Page Limit: None

File Naming Structure: CompanyName-SCDRR.doc, .xls, or .pdf (as appropriate)

CD or DVD Submission: 1 CopyCD/DVD to include Volume I - Equipment List, Volume I - Web-based Support

Capabilities/Data and Reporting Requirements, and Volume II - Contractual Documents -

Section 1

VOLUME II - Contractual Documents. The requirements for this volume are as follows:

Section 1 - Signed SF 1449 and Amendments, Representations, Certifications, Exceptions, Small Business Size Standard Certification, and the List of OEMs to be provided under each catalog.

Page Limit: None

File Naming Structure: CompanyName-Cont-Sect1.doc or .pdf (as appropriate)

Hard Copies: 1 Original

CD or DVD Submission: 1 CopyCD/DVD to include Volume I - Equipment List, Volume I - Web-based Support

Capabilities/Data and Reporting Requirements, and Volume II - Contractual Documents -

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Section 1

PHASE II

VOLUME II - Contractual Documents. The requirements for this volume are as follows:

Section 2 - Signed SF 1449, Amendments as appropriate, completed Schedule B (CLIN 0001) and Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Large

Businesses Only).

Page Limit: None

File Naming Structure: CompanyName-Cont-Sect2.doc or .pdf (as appropriate)

Hard Copies: 1 Original

CD or DVD Submission: 1 Copy

VOLUME III - Mission Support. The requirements for this volume are as follows:

Page Limits

Section 1 - Subfactor 1 - Management 22 pages for Sects. 1 & 2 combined

Section 2 - Subfactor 2 - Technology 22 pages for Sects. 1 & 2 combined

Section 3 - Subfactor 3 - Small Business Participation None

File Naming Structure: CompanyName-MS.doc

CD or DVD Submission: 1 Copy

VOLUME IV - Past Performance. The requirements for this volume are as follows:

Page Limits

Section 1 - Project Descriptions 4 pages for Sects. 1 & 2 combined

Section 2 - Performance Narratives 4 pages for Sects. 1 & 2 combined

Section 3 - Contract Performance Questionnaire 5 Questionnaires w/ Parts Ia & Ib completed

Section 4 - Adverse Contract Performance None

File Naming Structure: CompanyName-PP.doc

CD or DVD Submission: 1 Copy

VOLUME V - Price Model. The requirements for VOLUME V are as follows:

Page Limit: None

File Naming Structure: CompanyName-Price.xls

Hard Copies: 1 Original

CD or DVD Submission: 1 Copy

5.1.1 Files shall not contain classified data.

5.1.2 THE OFFEROR MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETE PROPOSAL, INCLUDING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD OF A

CONTRACT. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE PROPOSAL MAY RESULT IN THE ENTIRE PROPOSAL BEING REJECTED. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MAY RESULT IN THE OFFER BEING REJECTED.

5.1.3 Offerors submitting proposals should limit submissions to data essential for evaluation of proposals so that a minimum of time and monies will have been expended in preparing information required within. However, in order to be effectively and equitably evaluated, the proposals must include information sufficiently detailed to clearly describe the offerors capabilities to successfully perform under the resultant contract.

5.1.4 The offeror shall be held responsible for the validity of all information supplied in its proposal, including information provided by potential subcontractors. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in the proposal. The burden of providing thorough and complete information remains with the offeror.

5.1.5 Submissions shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header…