Amendment_0004.pdf

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

SEE SCHEDULE

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Firm Fixed Price

W91CRB

ACC-APG - DIVISION D (W91CRB)

6515 INTEGRITY COURT

APG, MD 21005-3013

REM D NGO

EMAIL: REM.D.NGO.CIV@MAIL.MIL

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2018NOV07

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SEE SECOND PAGE FOR DESCRIPTION

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CONTINUATION SHEET

Reference No. of Document Being Continued Page of

Name of Offeror or Contractor:

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: REM D NGO

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCAP SCD/(410)306-2667

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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1. The purpose of this Amendment is to provide answers to questions.

2. All questions must be submitted in plain text in a word document. Follow-up questions to the questions posted in the Amendments, make sure to mention Amendment numbers and question numbers.

Q 8:

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

l. TECHNICAL EVALUATION APPROACH.

c. The Governments evaluation approach by sub-factor is as follows:

10. Subfactor 10: Program Management Plan.

f. Redacted copies of passports with expirations beyond 1 January 2021 for all key personnel.

Question: Will the Government accept redacted copies of passports with expirations beyond 1 June 2019 for all key personnel considering currently valid passports cannot be renewed prior to their expiration?

A:

Yes, this is acceptable however, the offeror must renew passports within 30 days of contract award and must submit proof of passport application submission NLT 30 days after contract award.

Q 9:

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

2 . PROPOSAL FORMAT.

a . Format.

Question: Will the Government exclude link budgets from the 75 page limit for the Technical Proposal.

A:

Yes, that is acceptable.

Q 10:

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

4 . PROPOSAL CONTENT.

( i ) VOLUME I TECHNICAL (75 pages maximum).

(7) Subfactor 7: Link Budgets: PWS Para 3.3.2.2, 3.3.3.3

Question: Will the Government confirm three (3) link budgets (best case, worst case and average case) are required per link for both the primary and backup hubs for a total of 96 link budgets?

A:

That is correct.

Q 11:

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

4 . PROPOSAL CONTENT.

Subfactor 1: Provide a Paragraph by Paragraph response to the PWS

Question: Will the Government confirm that for Subfactor 1, offerors are to provide a response to ONLY the five PWS Paragraphs (PWS

Paragraph 4 - PWS Paragraph 8) listed?

A:

Offerors are to provide PWS Paragraph responses for only those PWS Paragraphs listed for subfactor 1.

Q 12:

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section L)

4 . PROPOSAL CONTENT.

Subfactor 1: Provide a Paragraph by Paragraph response to the PWS

Question: Will the Government confirm that the Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM) is a separate Excel document?

A:

The VCRM may be submitted separately from the Technical Volume and does not count toward the page count for the Technical Volume.

Q 13:

Question: Will the Government confirm that the Offerors Response in the VCRM should only list the Technical Volume section and page

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Reference No. of Document Being Continued Page of

Name of Offeror or Contractor:

PIIN/SIIN MOD/AMD

number of the applicable narrative response?

A:

Correct, the VCRM only applies to the offerors Technical Volume response.

Q 14:

PWS 3.3.3. Satellite Backup (Section C) states if the contractor proposes an alternative satellite required under PWS paragraph 3.2.2.1 for the mobile VSAT network, the contractor shall also provide temporary backup hub services for an eighty-four (84) site Vipersat system; the requirement will be for 3 months of service to include public IP addresses to enable the transition from IS-20 satellite to a backup hub. PWS Section 1.4 Background (Section C) states that the existing Mobile Vipersat VSAT network only contains 30 remote sites.

Question: Does the Government anticipate the Mobile Vipersat VSAT network to surge to a capacity more than double its current size to require an 84 site Vipersat VSAT system in the next 6 months?

A:

The Government does not anticipate for the VIPERSAT network to grow or surge to a capacity more than double its current size over the next 6 months.

Q 15:

Question: As the backup hub will be temporary for no more than 90 days, will the Government accept a 36 site Vipersat VSAT system for the transition?

A:

No, the backup hub needs to support the current VIPERSAT network size of 84 terminals.

Q 16:

Excel Pricing Spreadsheet, VSATPRICE.xls

4 . CLIN 0004 EQUIPMENT

SLIN 0004av: Calls for a Block Up Converter (BUC) 4 Watt Model Norsat Element. The description does not specify a standard or extended Ku-band BUC.

Question: Will the Government modify the description to specify standard or extended Ku-band BUC?

A:

This SLIN is for a Standard KU-band BUC

Q 17:

Excel Pricing Spreadsheet, VSATPRICE.xls

4 . CLIN 0004 EQUIPMENT

SLIN 0004bp thru 0004bu: Descriptions do not specify manual point, auto point, auto acquire, etc.

Question: Will the Government modify the descriptions to specify manual point, auto point, auto acquire?

A:

All terminals listed for those SLINs are manual point

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