Amendment 0001 W9127N20Q0018.pdf

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 or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER 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)

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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W9127N

Brooke L. Patterson, Contracting Officer

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to:

1) Answer vendor questions in response to combined synopsis/solicitation W9127N20Q0018.

Quote due date remains 30 December 2019, 4:00pm Pacific Time. No other changes are made or implied.

The offeror shall acknowledge this amendment by signing below in Blocks 15A-C and submitting it along with the quote.

USACE PORTLAND DISTRICT

333 SW 1ST AVE

PORTLAND OR 97204-3440

W9127N20Q0018

12/20/2019

12/17/2019

12/20/2019

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ISO 9001:2015 Certification and External Audits U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – 12/20/2019

1. Has the USACE Portland District determined that any requirement in ISO 9001:2015 is not applicable to its QMS? If yes, state the areas that do not apply.

No.

2. Provide a copy of the current ISO 9001 certificate of conformance.

A copy of the current certificate has been uploaded to betaSam.gov.

3. Section 6.2(a) repeats the term “Principal Auditor”. A Lead Auditor should be one of the options.

Note: USACE Portland personnel should be aware that effective November 1, 2019, Exemplar Global does not require audit experience to become a certified Lead Auditor or Auditor.

Regardless of whether Exemplar Global does or does not require an auditor to have audit experience in order to become certified, USACE Portland District is requiring that the auditors have the experience as outlined in PWS, Section 6.2.

4. Does USACE Portland have copies of the previous 3 years of audit reports?

Yes. Per PWS Section 4.0, copies will be provided to the awardee after contract award.

5. Does USACE Portland have copies of the previous 3 years of corrective actions as issued and accepted by the current CB?

Yes, of the 1 major nonconformance from Dec 2016 mentioned in Question 6.

6. Has USACE Portland been issued any MAJOR non-conformances in the previous 3 years? Yes or No. If YES, how many?

1 major non-conformance in December 2016.

7. When was USACE Portland District first certified to ISO 9001?

1997.

8. Have there been any gaps in certification since USACE Portland was initially certified?

No.

9. Does USACE Portland have copies of all previous ISO 9001 certificates it has been issued?

We have electronic versions from 2012, 2015, and 2018.