Amendment_Two.docx

Amendment Two

1. The government is updating the Proposal Submission instructions to include email as an acceptable submission option. Proposals will be accepted via ARL SAFE OR Email submission to Brittany L. Smith at the email address provided on the FBO Posting as the identified Primary Point of Contact.

**************PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ON USING ARL SAFE************** There are two distinct kinds of users that will be accessing the ARL Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) system: inside users, who are associated with the DoD and have a CAC card, and outside users, which encompasses the rest of the Internet.

An inside (CAC authenticated) user is allowed to send a drop-off to anyone, whether they are an inside or outside user. An outside (unauthenticated) user is only allowed to send a drop-off to an inside user (someone with a .mil email address) after receiving a drop-off request from that user. That prompts the question: what is a drop-off?

A Drop-off: one or more files uploaded to ARL Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) as a single item for delivery to a person or people Creating a Drop-off (outside or unauthenticated users) In order for an outside user to create a drop-off, they must receive a drop-off request from an inside user. When the inside user generates a drop-off request for you, you will receive an email with a link to submit your drop-off. Optionally, the recipient may provide you with a request code. In that case, click the Drop-off button on the SAFE home page and enter the Request code.

Requesting a Drop-off (inside or CAC authenticated users) To allow an outside user to send you files, you must send them a Drop-off Request. From the SAFE home page, click on the "Request a Drop-off" button and fill in the form. The outside user will receive an email with a link to submit the drop-off. If they do not have access to their email or did not receive the email, you can provide them with the Request code that is displayed and they can enter it manually following the above directions.

For thorough instructions and troubleshooting please see https://safe.arl.army.mil/about.php

******PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ON EMAILING PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS****** Email submissions should be less than 15 megabytes to ensure delivery.

2. In regards to the following statement in Section L. (3) Paragraph 5 requiring offerors to return PP questionnaires ahead of the proposal due date.

“The offeror shall e-mail to the Contracting Officer a list of all the POC’s who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list no later than 20 days after RFP release. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mail to POC (month/day).”

The government will accept this Point of Contact list up until the proposal submission deadline. However, the government would prefer to receive this document as soon as possible.