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1. CONTRACT ID CODE |3.EFFECTIVE DATE November 2, 2000
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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 4
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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 00-1349/VRM
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5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)
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6. ISSUED BY N CODE
U.S. Department of Labor, ETA/OGCM
Division of Contract Services
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-4203
Washington DC 20210
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7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) N CODE
U.S. Department of Labor, ETA
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Room S-4203
Washington DC 20210
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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No. Street, County, State and ZIP Code)
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[X]9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO RFP-DCS-00-42
9B. DATED (See Item 11) 08-23-2000
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[ ]10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.
10B. DATED (See Item 13)
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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, [x]
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
amendment; (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
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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.
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STANDARD FORM 30 (REV.10-83) Prescribed by GSA FAR(48 CFR) 53.243
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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT Page 1a of Pages
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12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)
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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES
THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.
[ ] A.THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority)
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)
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E. IMPORTANT: Contractor [ ] is not, [ ] is required to sign this
document and return copies to the issuing office.
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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings,
including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible).
THE DUE DATE FOR THIS SOLICITATION REMAINS 2:00 PM, NOVEMBER
9, 2000.
< see continuation sheet
except as provided herein, all terms & conditions of the document referenced in
item 9a or 10a, as heretofore changed, remain unchanged & in full force & effect
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15a. name and title of signer | 16a. name and title of contracting
(type or print) | officer (type or print)
| keith a. bond
| contracting officer
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15b. contractor/offeror | 16b. united states of america
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(signature of person authorized to sign)| (signature of contracting officer
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15c. date signed | 16c. date signed 11-02-2000
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STANDARD FORM 30 (REV.10-83)
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CONTINUATION PAGE
1. Section L. 8 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL, is deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:
L. 8 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL
(A) - General Instructions:
Each offeror must submit an offer (proposal) and other written
information and make an oral presentation in strict accordance with
these instructions. When evaluating an offeror, the Government will
consider how well the offeror complied with the letter and spirit of
these instructions. The Government will consider any failure on the
part of an offeror to comply with both the letter and spirit of
these instructions to be an indication of the type of conduct it can
expect during contract performance. Therefore, the Government
encourages offerors to contact the Contracting Officer by telephone,
facsimile transmission, e-mail, or mail in order to request an
explanation of any part of these instructions.
Your proposal must be submitted in three (3) separate and distinct
parts as outlined below, consisting of the number of stated copies
and accompanied by the required supportive materials to insure that
the proposal will be considered responsible to the Request for
Proposals.
Part 1 - Original and two (2) signed copies of completed Standard
Form 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, Original and two (2) signed
copies of Section K, the Representations, Certifications and other
Statements of Offerors and all attachments thereto except those
items required in Part 2 and 3 will be submitted as outlined in
their respective parts.
Legible copies are acceptable. (All copies shall be ink-signed.)
Part 2 - (1) A set of overhead transparencies and five (5) paper
copies in a sealed package. These transparencies shall be
considered in effect, the offeror's technical proposal and shall
form the basis of the offeror's Oral Presentation. PLEASE NOTE: The
sealed package containing the transparencies will not be opened
until the scheduled date for an offeror's presentation, in the
presence of the Contract Specialist and a representative of the
offeror. Both the transparencies and the Oral Presentation will be
used to evaluate the offeror's capability to perform the contract
(See section M.3(B);
(2) Offerors shall submit an original and three copies of the
"Resumes of Key Personnel" (See Section M.3(A);
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(3) Offerors shall submit three copies of relevant past performance
information (See Section L.7 and M.3(C); and
(4) Offerors shall submit an original and three copies of the
Contractor's Experience with Related Work (See Section M.3(D).
The Technical Proposal shall not make reference to cost or price
data so that an independent technical evaluation may be made on the
basis of technical merit alone. Failure to comply with this
requirement will result in a determination that the technical
proposal is technically unacceptable, and the offeror not eligible
for award. Proposals specifying less than one hundred twenty (120)
days Government Acceptance may be considered not acceptable. Any
exceptions taken by a proposer to any provisions of this Request for
Proposals or any condition placed upon a proposal may result in a
finding of not acceptable. Only one proposal may be submitted by
each respondent.
Part 3 - A detailed Business Management Proposal as further outlined
in the below instructions and consisting of:
(a) Three (3) copies of Attachment J.2 - Cost and Price Analysis,
ETA 8555 (Mar. 1981)
(b) One (1) copy of Attachment J.3 - Statement of Financial
Capability, ETA 8554 (Mar. 1981)
(c) "One (1) each Accounting System Certification which is a
statement certifying that the offeror has an established accounting
system with internal controls adequate to safeguard their assets,
insure that funds are accounted for by cost categories, check the
accuracy and reliability of the accounting data, promote operating
efficiency and permit compliance with Government requirements and
accounting procedures with respect to Cost Reimbursement types of
contracts. The statement shall be executed by a certified public
accountant (CPA), licensed public accountant, a bona-fide accounting
or audit organization such as Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
or an entity of equivalent status acceptable to the Government."
Failure to include the above stated supportive materials with your
proposal will be a basis for determination of not being acceptable.
ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
Contract budget shall include a $10,000 line item for analytical
laboratory testing of water, air, soil, and wastewater samples.
Contract budget shall include a $3,000-$5,000 continuing education
stipend to ensure that the Environmental Specialist remains well
informed of the state of the art in Environmental Health and Fire
Safety areas. (Approval for this course must be obtained from the
GAR)
Contract budget shall include a property line item of $3,000.00 to
allow for the purchase and maintenance of essential equipment for
compliance monitoring (e.g., 35 mm camera, flash attachment, and
carrying case, chemical test kits, air flow and noise meters,
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circuit testers, thermometers, and voice recorders, etc.)
NOTE: Part 1, 2, and 3 should be sealed in separate envelopes and
included in one master package. The RFP number and related Part
numbers outlined above, if applicable, must be shown in the upper
left hand corner of each of the envelopes as well as the master
package.
The Government warns offerors that taking exception to any term or
condition of the RFP (including submitting any alternative proposal
that requires a relaxation of a requirement), will make an offer
unacceptable, and the offeror ineligible for award, unless the RFP
expressly authorizes such an exception with regard to that specific
term or condition. The Government will consider any exception to a
term or condition of the RFP that is not expressly authorized by the
RFP to be a deficiency, as defined in FAR Part 15.
An offeror may eliminate a deficiency in its offer only through
discussions, as defined and prescribed in FAR Part 15. However, the
Government intends to award a contract without discussions, as
authorized by FAR Part 15. Therefore, any offeror planning to take
exception to a term or condition of the RFP should consult with the
Contracting Officer prior to submitting an offer, unless the RFP
expressly authorizes such an exception.
Not withstanding its plan to award without discussions, the
Government reserves the right to conduct technical and cost
discussions with offers in the competitive range, if necessary, and
to permit such offerors to revise their technical and cost
proposals. The government also reserves the right to change any
terms and conditions of their RFP by amendment at any time prior to
contract award and to allow offerors to revise their offers
accordingly, as authorized by FAR Part 15.
The offeror shall complete and submit all certifications included in
or attached to this Request for Proposal.
The Cost Analysis (Attachment J.2) and Financial Capability Forms
(Attachment J.3) support information shall be augmented as follows:
Offerors are required to submit cost proposals fully supported by
cost and pricing data adequate to establish the reasonableness of
the proposed costs.
1. Most current published annual balance sheet and profit or loss
statement.
2. The offeror shall furnish a total cost breakdown utilizing the
enclosed cost and price analysis form.
(a) Include the backup data to support the type of labor and
estimated numbers of hours within each category.
(b) Include a breakdown of the amount estimated for travel including
destination, duration, purpose and cost (per diem and
transportation).
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(c) Include backup data to support the estimated amount of material
and subcontracting (if applicable) including description of
materials to be procured, basis for proposed subcontract, type of
subcontract and amounts proposed.
3. List the names and addresses of any subcontractor* the offeror
intends to use in the performance of a resulting contract. Include
the following information about the subcontract(s).
(a) How subcontractor was selected?
(b) Has the subcontractor submitted a cost proposal?
(c) Will he be able to start performance at the start of the
contract period?
(d) What is the total cost of (each) subcontract?
(e) What services (skills) will the subcontract provide?
(f) What experience do they have in this technical area?
*Also provide the above information for consultants you intend to
use in the performance of a resulting contract.
2. Section M.2 - BASIS FOR AWARD (BEST VALUE) is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
M.2 BASIS FOR AWARD (BEST VALUE)
The Government intends to evaluate proposals using a two-step
methodology. The first step will involve the evaluation of the
offeror's INDIVIDUAL STAFF EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS,
CONTRACTOR'S PAST PERFORMANCE, CONTRACTOR'S EXPERIENCE WITH RELATED
WORK, AND PRICE, evaluation factors A, C, D, and E listed below).
Based on these evaluations, a Competitive Range (FAR Part 15)
consisting of the most highly rated proposals will be established.
The second step will involve evaluation of an ORAL PRESENTATION
presented by each of the offerors within the Competitive Range.
Evaluation of oral presentations will consist of the offeror's
CAPABILITY TO PERFORM THE WORK (evaluation factor B listed below).
Therefore, each offer should contain the best terms from a cost or
price and technical standpoint. Please note as stated in Section L.8
Submission of Proposal, the Government reserves the right to hold
technical or cost discussions with all offerors within the
competitive range.
A cost realism analysis will be performed for all technically
acceptable offerors. Contract award will be based on the combined
evaluations of Technical Approach, Individual Staff Experience and
Qualifications, Contractor's Capability to Perform the Work,
Contractor's Past Performance, Contractor's Experience With Related
Work, and Price. The contract resulting from this solicitation will
be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the
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solicitation, is determined to provide the "best value" to the
Government, which may not necessarily be the proposals offering the
lowest cost nor receiving the highest technical score. It should be
noted that cost is not a numerically weighted factor.
Although non-cost factors are significantly more important than
cost, cost is an important factor and should be considered when
preparing responsive offers (proposals). The importance of cost as
an evaluation factor will increase with the degree of equality of
the proposals in relation to the remaining evaluation factors.
When the offerors within the competitive range are considered
essentially equal in terms of technical, past performance and other
no-cost factors (if any), or when cost is so significantly high as
to diminish the value of the technical superiority to the
Government, cost may become the determining factor for award. In
summary, cost/no-cost trade offs will be made, and the extent to
which one may be sacrificed for the other if governed only by the
tests of rationality and consistency with the established factors.
Prospective contractors are advised that the selection of a
contractor for contract award is to be made, after a careful
evaluation of the offers (proposals) received, by a panel of
specialists chosen by DOL/ETA. Each panelist will evaluate the
proposals for technical acceptability using a range of scores
assigned to each factor. The factors are presented in the order of
emphasis that they will receive (i.e., Factor A has the greatest
weight, Factor B the second greatest weight, etc.). The scores will
then be averaged to select a contractor for award on the basis of
their proposal being the most advantageous to the Government, price
and other factors considered.
3. Please be advised that pursuant to 13a. of modification no. 3 of
the above-referenced solicitation, all key staff must devote the
following time commitment of a full time equivalent to this project:
Environmental Engineer - 75% (1565 hours) Project Coordinator -
35-40% (730-835 hours) Environmental Specialist/Associate Trainer -
100% (2087 hours)
The Government warns offerors who submit business proposals that are
not responsive to this requirement of the solicitation, will make
their business proposal unacceptable, and the offeror ineligible for
award.
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