19-R-0007_AMD_0002.docx

W911PT19R0007

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 03-Dec-2019 02:30 PM to 10-Dec-2019 02:30 PM.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been added by full text:

REVISED ELEC BID/PRO NARRATIVE

Electronic Bids/Proposals/Commercial Offers Required in Response to this Solicitation (November 2019) ACC-WRN (WVA)

(a) All Army Contracting Command - Warren (WVA) solicitations will be publicized on the Beta.SAM.gov website (https://beta.sam.gov/). Any additional attachments, including Technical Data Packages, when available electronically, will be separate attachments or links embedded in the solicitation.

(b) Bids/Proposals must be submitted in electronic media. When submitting your bid/proposal electronically, the bid/proposal and any supplemental information (such as spreadsheets, backup data, technical information), can be submitted using any of the following electronic formats:

(1) Microsoft* Office Products (Watervliet can read Microsoft* Office 2007 and lower); Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Spreadsheets must be sent in a format that includes all formulate macro and format information. Print image is not acceptable.

(2) Files in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format). Scanners should be set to 300 dots per inch.

(3) Files in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). HTML documents must not contain active links to live Internet sites or pages. All linked information must be contained within your electronic bid/offer and be accessible offline.

(4) Other electronic formats are not acceptable.

(c) Transmission methods:

(1) As of 12 November 2019 until further notice, all proposals / bids must be submitted to the following email address:

usarmy.watervliet.tacom.mbx.contractoffers@mail.mil

DO NOT E-MAIL BIDS/PROPOSALS TO THE BUYERS. ENSURE THE EMAIL HAS A SUBJECT LINE. THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE E-MAIL MUST READ:

BID-[solicitation number] or PROPOSAL-[solicitation number], whichever is applicable [Name of Company/offeror] OPENS [opening date for bids] or CLOSES [closing date for proposals], whichever is applicable.

Maximum size of each e-mail shall be 10 megabytes. Use the file compression described in the NOTE in paragraph (a) (4) above. You may use multiple e-mail messages for each bid/submission, however, you must annotate the subject lines as described above for each message, and number them in this manner: “Message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3”.

Attachments CANNOT have any of the following extensions: ade, adp, app, asx, bas, bat, chm, cmd, com, cpl, crt, csh, exe, fxp, hlp, hta, inf, ins, isp, js, jse, ksh, lnk, mda, mdb, mde, mdt, mdw, mdz, msc, msi, msp, mst, ops, pcd, pif, prf, prg, reg, scf, scr, sct, shb, shs, url, vb, vbe, vbs, wsc, wsf, wsh, ade, adp, asx, bas, bat, chm, cmd, com, cpl, crt, exe, hlp, hta, htm, html, htc, inf, ins, isp, js, jse, lnk, mda, mdb, mde, mdz, mht, mhtml, msc, msi, msp, mst, pcd, pif, prf, reg, scf, scr, sct, shb, shs, shtm, shtml, stm, url, vb, vbe, vbs, wsc, wsf, wsh, xml, dir, dcr, plg, spl, swf

Ensure that filenames of attachments DO NOT contain spaces to limit virus scanners rejecting the email as unscannable.

NOTE (Compression): The above formats may be submitted in compressed form using Winzip*. NOTE: Winzip file(s) will need to have an extension of .zzz in order to be received at Watervliet Arsenal.

(d) Please select only one medium by which to transmit each bid/proposal. For instance, do not submit a bid/proposal via ASFI BRS AND e-mail.

(e) Timely receipt of offers/proposals:

(1) Your attention is called to the solicitation closing date and time on the solicitation is local time for the Army Contracting Command – Warren (WVA). Lateness rules for electronic submissions for bids are outlined in FAR 52.214-7, “Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawal of Bids,” for proposals in FAR 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition” or FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items.” Pay particular attention to the applicable clause as it relates to the timing of submissions.

(2) NOTE: There is no “expected” or “target” length of time for proposal submission; size and content may be factors, therefore offerors are strongly cautioned to submit their proposals allowing adequate time for submission.

(3) Solicitations may remain posted on the FBO after the solicitation closes. Even though the system will allow you to submit a proposal after the closing date/time, your proposal will be considered late and may not be considered for award.

(f) Security Note: If you choose to password-protect access to your bid/offer, you must provide the password to Watervliet Arsenal at least ten days prior to the opening/closing date. Contact the buyer identified in Clause 52.0000-4200, “Watervliet Arsenal Information/Requirements”. Passwords used only for the purpose of write protecting files need not be provided.

(g) Electronic bids/proposals must include, as minimum:

(1) E-mailed bids/proposals must include a signed SF 33 cover sheet, SF 1449 or SF 1442 (whichever is applicable) that can be scanned. If scanned, attach it to your e-mail offer (or first e-mail message if you are sending multiple e-mails due to length).

(2) All applicable fill-in provisions. For solicitations issued on an SF 33 or SF 1442, this would include Sections A, B, F, and K. For solicitations issued on an SF 1449, you must review the solicitation to ascertain where all of the required fill-ins are located since commercial acquisitions do not have designated sections.

1. A statement of agreement to all the terms, conditions, and provisions of the solicitation.

1. Any other information required by the solicitation.

(h) Please see FAR 14.406 for a description of the steps the Government shall take with regard to unreadable electronic bids received via the media described in paragraphs (b) above. See FAR 15.207(c) for a description of steps the government shall take with regard to unreadable proposals.

(i) Bidders/Offerors shall make every effort to ensure that their bid/proposal is virus-free. Bids/proposals (or portions thereof) submitted which DO reflect the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise rendered unreadable by damage in electronic transit, shall be treated as “unreadable” per paragraph (h) above. Use of any formats other than those listed above may result in the file being quarantined and will be considered by Watervliet Arsenal to be “unreadable” files.

Note (Macros): The virus scanning software used by our e-mail systems cannot always distinguish a macro from a virus. Therefore, sending a macro embedded in an email message or an email attachment may cause the email bid/offer to be quarantined. In that event paragraph (g) above applies.

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