National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Structural Engineering Research for Reducing Risks due to Earthquakes

The purpose of this amendment is to answer the following question from a potential offeror:

Question:
Section K, REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS, of the RFP seems to require a response but the PROPOSAL PREPARATION/SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS do not mention it or say what to do with it. We are registered on the
www.acquisition.gov site. Are we required to respond to the questions and complete and submit these items with our Proposal? Or is this included for reference and to be completed by the successful offeror? Can you please clarify the intent and/or point me to where we are directed to complete this in the RFP?

Response:
Offerors should either complete Section K and submit the items with the proposal, or confirm that their Representations and Certifications are complete and accurate on www.sam.gov. 

The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions from potential offerors and make revisions to the RFP.  Please see the attached RFP entitled "REVISED SB1341-13-RP-0080.pdf" and the document "Amendment 001.pdf" for details.

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a contractor to provide support services to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Engineering Laboratory. This notice follows the Pre-solicitation notice entitled "Pre-Solicitation Notice: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Structural Engineering Research for Reducing Risks due to Earthquakes".

Offerors will be responsible for obtaining related amendments to this solicitation, if any, from www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any amendments or other information related to this solicitation; the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to divya.soni@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number.

THIS PROCUREMENT IS BEING COMPETED UNDER FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The standard classification NAICS code is 541330 - Engineering Services, pursuant to FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation procedures.

This RFP is for an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling amount of $9,900,000.00 for a one-year base period, plus four one-year option periods. The official RFP document is attached here, entitled "SB1341-13-RP-0080."

The Offeror shall submit four hardcopies of the Technical Volume and two hardcopies of the Business Volume, marked as such, and one (1) compact disc or DVD inclusive of the complete proposal, no later than 12:00 pm EST on August 1, 2013.

Proposals must be received by NIST on or before the due date and time specified above. Only information received on or before the due date and time shall be considered for award. Any proposal, or part thereof, received after the due date and time, shall be deemed late and not considered for award.

Proposals must be submitted so that they are received at the following address:

Divya Soni
NIST
Building 301, Room B146
100 Bureau Drive Stop 1640
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640

E-mail proposals shall not be accepted. Facsimile proposals shall not be accepted. However, as noted in the instructions in the Past Performance Information Questionnaire, the Part II of the Questionnaire (if applicable) shall be submitted by the Offeror's references electronically so that it is received at divya.soni@nist.gov no later than 12:00 PM EST on August 1, 2013.