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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

Para (b) Submission of Proposals. The following supplements this paragraph with respect to the information and documents required for submission in response to this solicitation.

The Government intends to award a firm fixed-price non-personal services contract. Offerors must quote a firm-fixed price for each Contract Line Item.

(1) ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS. Offerors shall submit electronic proposals in response to this solicitation to heidi.n.holley.civ@mail.mil by 17 June 2020 4:00 PM Eastern. The Government will not be responsible for any failure of transmission or receipt of the offer, or any failure of the offeror to verify receipt of the emailed offer.

(2) All offerors shall submit proposals in three (3) parts:

I. Technical II. Past Performance III. Price

(3)Any questions with respect to the solicitation shall be submitted via email to heidi.n.holley.civ@mail.mil not later than 10 June 2020 2:00 PM Eastern. Telephone calls will not be accepted nor responded to.

(4) PROCESS FOR AWARD. Award will be made on a best value trade-off basis. The Contracting Officer intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to do so in his or her sole discretion. The Government may reserve the right to reject a proposal if the offeror misrepresents or withholds past performance information or information regarding its certifications or business condition, or its capability to perform the requirements of this contract.

(5) BASIS FOR AWARD. The Government will make a best value award consistent with the evaluation criteria discussed in the FAR 52.212-2 and the Addendum to FAR 52.212-2.

(6) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS. The proposal shall be completed, signed and submitted to heidi.n.holley.civ@mail.mil not later than 17 June 2020 4:00 PM Eastern. Please note that the proposal must include all of the following information:

determination of technical acceptability. (Refer to Addendum 52.212-2) The offeror shall submit a Technical Capability narrative detailing how the contractor will perform the requirements as outlined in the Performance Work Statement. Specifically, describe the methods/approach to be used to conduct Psychometric testing instruments and multiple group-administered cognitive and non-cognitive psychological testing instruments.

PART II: PAST PERFORMANCE. Offeror shall submit information, on a single page, identifying at least three but not more than five federal, state and local government and private contracts performed within the past three years from the date of this solicitation, which are similar in scope, type of work, and complexity to the effort

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described in this solicitation. If none, offeror should so state. Government sites such as PPIRS and other sources will be a significant source for the past performance evaluation as described in Addendum to 52.212-2.

Offerors are cautioned that in conducting present and past performance evaluations, the Government may use rting Systems (CPARS) http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/cparsmain.htm and data obtained from any other sources available to the Government to include, but not limited to, data independently obtained from other Government and commercial sources. Evaluation of past performance shall be in accordance with this plan utilizing the sources as referenced.

Past Performance shall not exceed one page.

PART III: PRICE. Offeror shall provide a completed SF 1449 and continuation sheets. Offeror must provide a price for all Contract Line Items (CLINS). The information provided will be used to assist in the price analysis described in EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED PRICES, in ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Para (g) Contract award. This is amended to provide that the Government may conduct discussions prior to contract award at its sole discretion.

Para (j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) / CAGE Code. The offeror shall obtain these said Codes and registration in the System Award Management (SAM) and the Online Representations and Certifications, if you are a US firm it is mandatory. Award cannot and shall not be made to an offeror without these codes.

Para (m) Proposal Preparation Costs. The Government will not pay any costs incurred in the submission of an offer, in making any necessary studies for the preparation thereof, or for any visit(s) the Contracting Officer may request for the purpose of clarification of the offer.

Para (n) The offeror is responsible for ensuring that its proposal is complete. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of any stated claims.

The proposal shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to perform the requirement. Offerors shall assume that the government has no prior knowledge of their experience and will base its evaluation solely on the information presented in the offeror's proposal.

Para (p) The non-FAR Part 12 discretionary FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and provisions included herein are incorporated into this solicitation either by reference or in full text. If incorporated by reference, see provision 52.252- 1 herein for locations where full text can be found.

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