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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)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE

30-105-02 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Firm Fixed Price

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6501 E. 11 MILE RD.

DETROIT ARSENAL, MI 48397-5000

PAMELA CUNHA

EMAIL: PAMELA.CUNHA.CIV@ARMY.MIL

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: PAMELA CUNHA

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCTA/(520)942-7019

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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A.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION

A.1.1 This solicitation is intended to result in the award of a single five-year Requirements Contract for the estimated supplies specified. The resulting contract will establish pricing to be utilized through issuance of delivery orders for discrete quantities for the period stated in the schedule. The Government bears no responsibility to issue an initial minimum order upon base contract award.

For further guidance related to a Requirements type contract, see FAR clause 52.216-21, Requirements.

A.1.2 This solicitation is set aside for Small Businesses per IAW FAR Clause 52.219-6.

A.1.3 There is a Technical Data Package (TDP) associated with this procurement. Please refer to Section C for additional information.

A.1.4 Offerors shall follow Section L for Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors for proposal submission and Section M for

Evaluation Factors.

A.2 SOLICITATION STRUCTURE

A.2.1 The Government will utilize North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 335999 (All Other Miscellaneous Electrical

Equipment and Component Manufacturing). This NAICS code will also be assigned to subsequent awarded delivery orders thereunder.

A.2.2 Failure to register in SAM for the corresponding NAICS code identified in paragraph A.2.1 prior to submitting a proposal against this solicitation may preclude an award being made to your company. Offerors should be aware of how U.S. Small Business (SB) concerns are defined in FAR Part 19, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 19, and 13 CFR 121, Small Business Size

Regulations. Offerors are advised to review 13 CFR 121.103, "How does SBA Determine Affiliation".

A.2.3 Ordering Period. There will be five, one-year ordering periods beginning the date of contract award.

A.2.4 Delivery Order Period Of Performance. Each delivery order will define a specific performance period within a specific ordering year.

A.2.5 Delivery Order Awards. Future delivery orders will be awarded IAW FAR clause 52.216-19, Order Limitations, FAR clause 52.216-21, Requirements, and Section B. All contained within this solicitation.

A.3 ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING

A.3.1 All Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal solicitations will be publicized on the System for Award Management website

(https://www.sam.gov ). Any additional attachments, including Technical Data Packages (TDPs) when available electronically, will be separate attachments or links embedded in the solicitation.

A.3.2 Interested offerors shall submit a proposal via email to the Contract Specialist (pamela.cunha.civ@army.mil) and cc the corresponding Contracting Officer (elizabeth.l.levinewelhouse.civ@army.mil) with the subject header: Proposal Submission W912CH-24-R-

0153 (company name). Once a proposal is received, the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer will reply with the respective Offeror stating receipt of proposal submission.

A.3.3 Please pay close attention to the Issued By block location on the cover page of the solicitation for closing date and time. The closing date and time is based on the local time of the listed location of the Issued By office. In accordance with FAR 15.208(a), offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any revisions, and modifications, to be received by the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified.

A.3.3.1 Note: There is no "expected" or "target" length of time for proposal submission; size and content may be factors, therefore offerors are strongly cautioned when submitting proposals to allow adequate time for submission.

A.3.4 Solicitations may remain posted on www.SAM.gov after the solicitation closing date.

A.3.5 Any award issued as a result of this solicitation will be distributed electronically. In the event of a FOIA request for a copy of any award issued as a result of this solicitation, or any subsequent modifications to the contract, the contract and modifications will

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be released, including the awarded unit price. This is the notice required by Executive Order 12600 (June 23, 1987) of the Governments intention to release unit prices in response to any request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased as it appears in Section B of the contract and is NOT referring to nor does it include Cost or Pricing data/information. If an Offeror objects to such release in the base contract or contract modifications, the

Offeror must notify the contracting officer in writing prior to the closing date identified in this solicitation and include the rationale for the objection consistent with the provisions of FOIA. A release determination will be made based on rationale given.

A.3.6 Questions pertaining to this solicitation should be directed to the Contract Specialist identified on the cover page of this solicitation. For technical assistance in doing business with the Government, and doing business electronically, please visit the

Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) website at http://www.aptac-us.org/ to locate a regional center.

A.4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

Acknowledge all the amendments received from the Government by identifying the amendment number and its issue date below:

Amendment Number: Date:

A.5 ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND DETROIT ARSENAL (DTA) OMBUDSPERSON

A.5.1 Information regarding the Ombudsperson for this contract is located at the following website:

https://www.tacom.army.mil/ombudsperson . (Best viewed using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge)

A.6 DISTRIBUTION AND DESTRUCTION OF EXPORT CONTROL TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE

A.6.1 This solicitation and resulting contract contains technical data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act

(Section 2751 of Title 22, United States Code) or the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (Chapter 58 Sections 4801-4852 of Title 50, United States Code). This also applies to distribution of the TDP to all SUBCONTRACTORS at every level.

A.6.2 To be eligible to gain access to this export controlled TDP (via SAM.gov) an offeror must have a current DD 2345, Militarily

Critical Technical Data Agreement certification on file with the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS). To obtain certification, contractors must submit a DD Form 2345 to the United States (U.S.)/Canada Joint Certification Office (JCO), along with a copy of supporting documentation. DD Form 2345 and instructions can be found on the Joint Certification Program website at:

http://www.dla.mil/HQ/InformationOperations/Offers/Products/LogisticsApplications/JCP.aspx

A.6.2.1 Processing time is estimated at six (6) to ten (10) weeks after receipt. Upon receipt of certification, an offeror may request the TDP in accordance with the solicitation's Section C Technical Data Package instructions.

A.6.3 Upon completion of the purposes for which Government Technical Data has been provided, the offeror, and all subcontractors, vendors, and sub-vendors of the offeror, are required to destroy all documents, including all reproductions, duplications, or copies thereof as may have been further distributed.

A.6.4 Destruction of this technical data shall be accomplished by: shredding, pulping, burning, or melting any physical copies of the

TDP and/or deletion or removal of downloaded TDP files from computer drives and electronic devices, and any copies of those files.

A.7 ALL OR NONE

A.7.1 Offers in response to this solicitation must be submitted for the total quantity of the items identified in the solicitation.

A.7.1.1 ONLY ONE AWARD WILL BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION.

A.7.1.2 OFFERS SUBMITTED FOR LESS THAN THE TOTAL QUANTITIES OF ALL THE ITEMS IN THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE DEEMED NONRESPONSIVE.

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Solicitation: W912CH-24-R-0153

Amendment: 003

1. The purpose of this amendment:

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a. Re-open the solicitation upon release and close at 12pm Eastern on Tuesday 1 April 2025 for initial/updated offers.

b. Update Section B to include Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0010 as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) CLIN for one-time Non Recurring

Engineering (NRE) costs associated with the production of the Electrical Protector (NSN 5975-01-549-7692).

c. Update the points of contact for submission to Contract Specialist Pamela Cunha pamela.cunha.civ@armymil and Contracting Officer

Elizabeth Levine Welhouse Elizabeth.l.levinewelhouse.civ@army.mil throughout the solicitation

2. The contractor shall acknowledge this Amendment 0003 in Paragraph A.4 Acknowledgement of Amendments, of its proposal submission.

3. Proposals shall be submitted electronically to the e-mail addresses pamela.cunha.civ@armymil and

Elizabeth.l.levinewelhouse.civ@army.mil by 12pm Eastern on Tuesday 1 April 2025.

4. All other terms and conditions of Solicitation W912CH-24-R-0153 remain unchanged.

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SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

0010 NON RECURRING ENGINEERING (NRE) COSTS $ _____________________________________ __________________

SERVICE REQUESTED: NRE

CLIN CONTRACT TYPE:

Firm Fixed Price

This CLIN 0010 is for one-time Non-Recurring

Engineering (NRE) costs associated with the product of this solicitation. Offerors may put a price here if desired.

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Inspection and Acceptance _________________________

INSPECTION: Origin ACCEPTANCE: Origin

Deliveries or Performance _________________________

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

L.1.1 The proposal, subject to the Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal paragraph of Instructions to Offeror(s)

Competitive Acquisitions (FAR Provision 52.215-1) contained in Section L of the solicitation, shall be submitted in the format and quantities set forth below. All information necessary for the review and evaluation of a proposal is to be contained in the proposal.

Section M of the solicitation sets forth the evaluation criteria and delineates the Factors to be evaluated and their relative order of importance. The offeror's proposal, as required by this section, will be evaluated as set forth in Section M of this solicitation. The

Government will not assume the offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in its proposal. It is an offeror's responsibility to submit a well-written proposal, with adequately detailed information, which clearly demonstrates an understanding of and the ability to comply with the solicitation requirements to allow for a meaningful evaluation. The Government does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in proposals.

L.1.2 Minimum Acceptance Period.

This provision supersedes any language pertaining to the acceptance period that may appear elsewhere in this solicitation (e.g. SF 33

Box 12).

ACCEPTANCE PERIOD means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of offers.

L.1.2.1. The Government specified minimum acceptance period is 120 calendar days.

L.1.2.2. The offeror shall clearly state in its proposal the acceptance period. Offerors may specify a longer acceptance period than the

Government's minimum acceptance period stated above.

L.1.2.3. An offer allowing less than the Government's minimum acceptance period, or fails to provide a proposal acceptance period, may be rejected.

L.2 PROPOSAL CONTENT, FORMAT AND INSTRUCTIONS

L.2.1 Proposal Content

L.2.1.1 All proposals shall be in English (American Standard) and shall be in US dollars. Proposals not in English (American Standard) or in US Dollars may be rejected. The proposal shall include all information specified and shall address all requirements outlined in

Section L.

L.2.1.2 A Proposal Executive Summary or transmittal letter is optional. It will neither be considered as part of the proposal, nor will it be evaluated. If a Proposal Executive Summary is submitted, it should be no more than five pages in length.

L.2.2 Proposal Method of Submission, Format, and Instructions

L.2.2.1 The proposal shall be electronically submitted via E-mail to the Contract Specialist, Pamela Cunha, and cc the corresponding

Contracting Officer at the following e-mail address(s) with the subject header: Proposal Submission - W912CH-24-R-0153 (company name):

Contract Specialist: pamela.cunha.civ@army.mil

Contracting Officer: elizabeth.l.levinewelhouse.civ@army.mil

Fax, hardcopy, and DVD/CD-ROM proposals will NOT be accepted. Hand-carried offers, whether hardcopy or electronic, will NOT be accepted.

Maximum size of each e-mail shall be 10 megabytes. The offeror may use multiple e-mail messages for each submission; however, it should 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.

Note: There is no "expected" or "target" length of time for proposal submission via email; size and content may be factors, therefore offerors are strongly cautioned when submitting proposals to allow adequate time for submission.

L.2.2.1.1 Each submitted File shall be labeled so it is easily identifiable for which information it pertains.

L.2.2.1.2 Acceptable File Formats. All electronic information provided in response to the solicitation must be provided in Microsoft

(MS) Office 2013 compatible or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) format or except as noted in the proposal instructions below. For files in PDF format, scanners should be set to 200 dots per inch. The proposal shall not contain citations for, or active links to live

Internet sites or pages. All linked information shall be contained within the electronic proposal. Any linked information that is not contained in the proposal will not be accepted.

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L.2.2.1.3 Electronic Files. The proposal electronic file name should not exceed 50 characters in length (not including the file extension). Ensure the file name does not contain any periods, does not contain spaces, and does not contain special characters, which should limit Government virus scanners rejecting the email as unscannable.

L.2.2.1.4 Unless otherwise specified, it is recommended that the proposal be formatted for 8.5 inch x 11 inch paper with a minimum font size of 10 pt. and with a minimum of 0.5 margins. Schedules, drawings and other documents more appropriate to larger size should be formatted for no larger than 8.5 inch x 14 inch dimensions.

L.2.2.1.5 If providing spreadsheets, include all formulas, function, macros, computations, or equations used to compute the proposed amounts. For each workbook, all Rows, Columns, Cells, and Worksheets are to be visible. Do not include Zero height and zero width rows and columns in Worksheets. Do not format Worksheet cells with the font color equal to the fill color. If Workbooks or Worksheets are password protected, then the passwords must be provided. Do not submit Print image files or pictures or files containing only values.

L.2.2.1.6 The offeror shall make every effort to ensure that the proposal is virus-free. Proposals (or portions thereof) submitted which indicate the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise rendered unreadable by damage in electronic transit, shall be treated as

"unreadable" as described in FAR 15.207(c).

L.2.2.2 Submission Due Date

The offeror must ensure its proposal, in its entirety, reaches the required destination before the date and time set for closing of the solicitation set forth in Block 9 on the SF 33, front page of the solicitation.

L.2.2.2.1 Lateness

The lateness rules for submitted proposals are outlined in FAR 52.215-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition and are incorporated into this solicitation.

L.2.3 Single Proposal Submission

Offerors are limited to submitting one proposal with one approach to meeting the requirements of this solicitation.

L.2.3.1 All or None

Offers in response to this solicitation must be submitted for all the requirements identified in the solicitation. Offers submitted for less than all the requirements called for by this solicitation may be rejected or ineligible for award. Proposals that contain alternative terms and conditions may be considered as taking exception to the requirements of the solicitation. See Section A.7.

L.3 EVALUATION FACTORS

Offeror proposals shall address the following Factors:

a. Delivery Schedule Factor

b. Price Factor

L.3.1 Delivery Schedule Factor

The following applies to Delivery Schedule factors, unless otherwise noted below.

L.3.1.1 Offerors shall submit the following:

L.3.1.1.1 In order to be considered for award, a proposal must provide a delivery date expressed in terms of after date of delivery order award that is either 1) sooner than the required schedule identified in clause 52.211-8, Time of Delivery ; or 2) equal to the required schedule identified in clause 52.211-8, Time of Delivery.

L.3.1.1.2 Proposals that provide a delivery schedule that is later than the required schedule identified in 52.211-8, Time of Delivery will constitute a failure to meet a stated requirement of the solicitation (deficiency) and be unawardable.

L.3.1.2 If selected for award, the offerors proposed delivery date will be incorporated and become the requirement in any resulting contract.

L.3.2 Price Factor

L.3.2.1 In accordance with FAR 15.403-5(a)(1), certified cost or pricing data is not required for initial proposal submission. However, after initial proposal submission, if only one offer is received, the Government reserves the right to request certified cost or pricing data in accordance with DFARS 252.215-7008. In the event certified cost or pricing data is required, the offeror may submit a written

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request for exception based on the applicable clauses contained herein.

For initial proposal submission, the offeror shall provide its proposed prices by providing a filled in Section B of the RFP.

L.3.2.2 The Government reserves the right to request additional or more detailed cost or price information to support its evaluation.

L.4 Provide the following information:

L.4.1 Signature Actions/offeror Fill-Ins. Provide a scanned image of a signed copy of the SF33 cover page, a copy of all completed fill-ins for Sections A through K, and (if applicable) a signed copy of all Amendments to the solicitation. System for Award Management (SAM) certifications need not be separately submitted; however, all offerors must be successfully registered and valid in SAM prior to award.

L.4.1.1 The offerors proposal acceptance period in terms of calendar days from the date for receipt of offers specified in the RFP. (See

Section L.1.2)

L.4.3 Statement of Acknowledgement. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions of the

RFP, and a statement of agreement to furnish and deliver the items or perform services set forth in the RFP in consideration for offerors proposed price(s) set opposite each item. Any exceptions taken to the attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or other solicitation terms, conditions, or documents may be determined to be a Deficiency or grounds for the Government to reject the proposal from further consideration in the source selection process (Reference M.5).

L.4.4 Assumptions. The offeror shall consolidate and identify all offeror's generated "assumptions" contained anywhere in the proposal.

The offeror shall include a statement that none of the "assumptions" contradict or take exception to any terms, conditions, or requirements of the solicitation. Any exceptions taken to the attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or other solicitation terms, conditions, or documents may be determined to be a Deficiency or grounds for the Government to reject the proposal from further consideration in the source selection process (Reference M.5).

L.4.5 If Government Property (as defined in 52.245-1) will be utilized in the performance of this contract, provide a description of your property management system, plan, and any customary commercial practices, voluntary consensus standards, or industry-leading practices and standards to be used by you in managing Government property in accordance with 52.245-1.

L.5 HQ-AMC LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES

L.5.1 Complete AMC Protest Procedures can be found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/Connect/Legal-Resources/

L.5.2 An agency protest may be filed with either the contracting officer or to HQAMC but not both following the procedures listed on the website above.

L.6 SOURCE NOTES ON DRAWINGS: CONFORMANCE TO MILITARY TECHNICAL DATA REQUIREMENTS

L.6.1 Notwithstanding the fact that ordnance drawings furnished with this solicitation may list particular manufacturer part numbers as approved sources, or as being the same as, or equivalent to, the ordnance part described on the drawing, the item to be supplied under this solicitation must conform to all specific technical requirements expressed on such drawing(s). To the extent that there may be any inconsistency between a manufacturer's part number and specific technical requirements expressed on an ordnance drawing which references the manufacturer's part number, the specific technical requirements shall control and take precedence. Bidders shall bear the responsibility of verifying that the approved part as supplied will conform to all such specific technical requirements.

L.7 PART NUMBERS NOT CURRENTLY APPROVED

L.7.1 As specified elsewhere in this solicitation, part or all of the contract item to be procured hereunder is restricted to certain approved manufacturer's part numbers as set forth in the Schedule and/or the Technical Data Package. Any firm that produces an item which it believes to be equivalent to one of these approved part numbers is hereby encouraged to have such item tested and approved, so that the item will be eligible to be bought on future acquisitions. Please write to the attention of the buyer at the address indicated on the cover page of this solicitation and request a statement of the procedures by which items can be tested and approved for procurement. Such an enquiry should cite the applicable National Stock Number (NSN), the already approved part number, the part number of the item which the enquirer believes to be identical to our approved item, and a brief statement of the basis on which the new item is believed to be equivalent to our already approved item.

L.8 ARMY CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM (ACWS) TRANSITION INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS

L.8.1 The Army Contracting Enterprise (ACE) is in the process of deploying new solicitation and contract writing software to Army contracting offices worldwide. Known as the Army Contract Writing System (ACWS), this modern software suite will soon replace most existing Army contract writing systems, including the system used to create and release this Solicitation.

L.8.2 During this transition period, Offerors are hereby advised:

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L.8.2.1 The Contracting Office may use any combination of contract writing systems to create and release documents related to this solicitation (e.g. solicitation amendments and awards, if any). Due to this:

L.8.2.1.1 This solicitation may contain different offer submission instructions than other solicitations released by the same

Contracting Office (e.g. requiring offer submission via the PIEE Solicitation Module vs. e-mail). Offerors should review all offer submission instructions contained in the solicitation documents and direct any questions or concerns to the Contract Specialist or

Contracting Officer.

L.8.2.1.2 If the Contracting Office switches contract writing systems prior to award, documents you receive from the Contracting Officer or view on SAM.gov or other forums may appear noticeably different than the initial solicitation or previous solicitations or awards from the same Contracting Office. This is normal and expected.

L.8.2.1.3 A change between contract writing systems may cause important information concerning solicitation response (amendments) or accepted terms (awards) to take on different formatting or appear in different parts of later documents issued. Offerors shall review all documents carefully to locate this important information and direct any questions or concerns to the Contract Specialist or

Contracting Officer.

L.8.2.2 The Government does not intend to use the transition between contract writing systems to effect any changes to solicitation or award terms and conditions without accompanying document narratives explicitly stating such changes are deliberate and desired. While the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer will take care to minimize or eliminate any inadvertent changes when adapting to the new contract writing software, you, as the Offeror, may still be the first to spot such errors. Therefore, Offerors shall:

L.8.2.2.1 Notify the Contracting Officer immediately if any observed changes, removals, or additions affect your award eligibility, violate or alter existing quote/proposal terms, or could affect Contract performance post-award.

L.8.2.2.2 Take special care to ensure all fill-in Clauses are populated and remain populated across documents received from the

Contracting Office throughout the Solicitation and Award process.

L.8.2.2.3 Contact the Contracting Officer listed on the first page of the solicitation or solicitation amendment for guidance if you notice or suspect any inadvertent change has occurred between document issuances.

L.8.2.3 The Contracting Officer will correct problems affecting award documents (if any) via bilateral modification, at no cost to the

Contractor. Any such modification will reconcile the award with the latest version of this solicitation reflecting deliberate action by the Contracting Officer (e.g. the first issuance if no amendments, or the latest amendment with accompanying narratives), inclusive of any documented pre-award negotiations or accepted supplemental offer terms.

L.8.2.4 In the unlikely event a network disruption, contract writing system error, or financial system error threatens timely award of the requirement set forth in this solicitation, the Contracting Officer:

L.8.2.4.1 May elect to use alternative mechanisms to obligate funds and allow work or deliveries to legally begin to the benefit of, and with legal protection for, both parties.

L.8.2.4.2 Will incorporate the latest version of this Solicitation into such mechanisms to serve as a framework for contract execution until any such system problems are resolved.

L.8.2.4.3 Will ensure any action taken does not conflict with the stated offer evaluation and award methodology of this requirement.

L.8.2.4.4 Will issue a complete, properly-formatted award accurately reflecting this requirement and all applicable terms and conditions once systems return to normal.

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