Solicitation W9098S21Q0008 Amendment 0004.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of Amendment #0004 is to provide an updated pricing matrix and pricing language. See Amendment 0004.

The solicitation closing date remains the same of 30 March 2021 @3:00pm CDT.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 22-Mar-2021

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W9098S21Q0008

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01-Feb-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer 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 1 copies of the amendment; (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.

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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)

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.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

22-Mar-2021

CODE

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL (ACC-RI)

3055 RODMAN AVENUE

ROCK ISLAND IL 61299-8000

W9098S 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

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The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0004

The purpose of Amendment 0004 to Solicitation W9098S21Q0008 is as follows:

1. Vendor question with the Government’s response as follows:

Question 1: As we move through the process of assembling a bid for your solicitation W9098S21Q0008 it is becoming very apparent that it may be impossible to provide a firm, fixed price for the Steel and Aluminum for 5 years. We are seeing this due to the volatility in this market. Would you consider a different means of providing this under a VMI program with a different pricing structure?

Government Response: The Government has updated (B08) Attachment 0001 Price Matrix to allow unit price adjustments for Ordering Periods 2 – 5 only.

2. Update Attachment 0001 Price Matrix to allow unit price adjustments for Ordering Periods 2 – 5 only.

3. Include the Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) Pricing langugae as follows:

Economic Price Adjustment (EPA)

Considering the current volatility in the international steel market, the Government is offering the following Economic Price Adjustment mechanism.

The document “(B08) Attachment 0001 Price Matrix.xlsx” has been updated to allow unit price adjustments for the Ordering Periods 2‐5 only. Ordering Period 1 will not be eligible for adjustment since these respective prices are at current market conditions.

Unit prices are required to be proposed for all items and periods. For evaluation purposes under this solicitation, the evaluated price accumulation will remain the same. Therefore, any effect with respect to application of the EPA in Ordering Periods 2‐5 will not be included in the evaluation and/or total evaluated price. Offeror known or anticipated economic conditions are expected to be reflected in the proposed unit prices.

The adjustment will be specifically aligned with the Producer Price Index (PPI, All Commodities WPIS) as published by IHS Markit (formerly known as “Global Insights”). The most current version of their quarterly submission will be used prior to the adjustment for the respective Ordering Period 2‐5. It is assumed that the version will be for the 1st quarter for the respective year (period ending 31 March 201#).

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For demonstration purposes, and referencing IHS Markit’s “North American Long Term Forecast Tables (4th Quarter 2020)” as the most currently available, the factors for 2021‐2025 will be considered. These are:

OP 1 OP 2 OP 3 OP 4 OP 5

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 PPI Factor 203.5 208.3 214.5 220.5 225.8

The PPI Factor for 2021 of 203.5 (or current value if changed in the 1st quarter submission) will serve as the baseline for the life of this contract.

Therefore, unit price(s) in OP 3/2023 will be adjusted as follows:

The application factor will be calculated as ((214.5‐203.5)/203.5) = 0.0541 (rounded to 4 decimal places).

OP 3 “Steel Product X” U/P of the random amount of $19.95 will be updated as $19.95 * (1 + 0.0541) resulting in the EPA adjusted U/P of $21.0293 rounded to $21.03 per item.

The EPA adjustment will be limited to a maximum of plus 20% or minus 10% as applied to the proposed (and awarded) unit price(s) for the respective period. The potential for downward adjustment of the respective unit price(s) based upon future economic conditions is present.

4. Provide North America Long‐Term Forecast Table (4th QTR 2020) at Attachment 0007.

5. The solicitation closing date remains the same of Tuesday 30 March 2021 @ 3:00PM CDT.

6. All other terms and conditions of Solicitation W9098S21Q0008 remain the same.

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