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Amendment 00001 issued 09/20/2019 provides the following changes and provides answers to questions received. The Questions and Answers are provided as an attachment to this notice, as well as a full c... Amendment 00001 issued 09/20/2019 provides the following changes and provides answers to questions received. The Questions and Answers are provided as an attachment to this notice, as well as a full copy of Amendment 00001, a conformed copy of the amended RFQ, and an amended Appendix C. 1) Change the following sentence in the first paragraph of the announcement: FROM: This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the policies and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12, Acquisitions of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. TO: This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the policies and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. 2) Add the following sentence to item 3 "The Solution must be capable of operating independently of GPS/ Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)..." on page 2 under Requirements/ Specifications: ADD: Offerors may use GPS as a means for initial synchronization. 3) Change the following paragraph on page 3 under Requirements/Specifications: FROM: In addition, the Government intends to provide access to the red and blue shaded areas for each site (see Appendix B, Figure 1 and Figure 2) for the Offeror to set up and install equipment (if applicable). The Government expects to provide access to Loran transmitter sites commensurate with proposed Solutions, meeting the Government demonstration scenarios. TO: In addition, the Government intends to provide access to the red and blue shaded areas for each site (see Appendix B, Figure 1 and Figure 2) for the Offeror to set up and install equipment (if applicable). The Government will also provide access to Loran transmitter site located in Wildwood, New Jersey. The Offeror(s) will perform technical tasks at the Loran transmitter site needed to transmit a valid signal. 4) Change the following sentence on page 2 under Notice to Offerors: FROM: The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to camille.hogan@dot.gov by closing date of October 3 2019, at 4:00 PM EST TO: The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to camille.hogan@dot.gov by closing date of September 27, 2019, at 4:00 PM EST ? 5) Change Addenda to FAR Provision 52.212-1(b)(13) FROM: Price Quote (Volume I): Offerors shall complete Solicitation Appendix A, "Pricing Schedule." Prices proposed on the "Pricing Sheet" shall be inserted into the SF 1449 at the time of each contract award by the Contracting Officer (CO). Offerors shall provide information to support their quoted price, including fully burdened direct labor rates and labor hours, detailing specifications and costs. Offerors shall include all pricing information they feel is necessary to clearly present their costs as part of a narrative price supplement if applicable. After submission of the initial quote, Offerors shall provide additional information or details if requested by the CO. TO: Price Quote (Volume I): Offerors shall complete Solicitation Appendix A, "Pricing Schedule." Prices proposed on the "Pricing Sheet" shall be inserted into the SF 1449 at the time of each contract award by the Contracting Officer (CO). After submission of the initial quote, Offerors shall provide additional information or details if requested by the CO. 6) CHANGE FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (OCT 2014) FROM: FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items (OCT 2014) applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. The criteria to be included in paragraph (a) include Technical Approach and Price. For each award, the technical approach is more important than price. TO: FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items (OCT 2014) applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. The criteria to be included in paragraph (a) include Technical Approach. For each award, the technical approach is more important than price. 7) CHANGE Addenda to FAR Provision 52.212-2(d) FROM: Evaluation: For each contract award, an award will be made to the Offerors whose quote offers the best overall value to the Government based on an integrated assessment of the non-price (Technical) and price factors. Technical Approach consists of two equally weighted sub factors: (1) Technical Understanding and (2) Program Management Plan. Technical Approach will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable in accordance with the definitions below. After the Price Quotes of all Technically Acceptable quotes have been determined, in the CO's sole discretion, to be fair and reasonable, Acceptable quotes will be ranked by Technical Readiness Level as a discerning factor for award. Cost may also be a discerning factor among proposals within the same TRL depending on the total funding available and the total price of all fair and reasonable, Technically Acceptable quotes. Therefore, Offerors are cautioned not to minimize the importance of the Price Quote. While it is the Government's intent to make awards based upon initial offers, the Government may, nevertheless, determine during the evaluation period that it is necessary to conduct discussions. In that case, the CO will establish a competitive range and conduct negotiations with the Offerors in that range. The following adjectival ratings and definitions will be used to evaluate Technical Approach. Acceptable: Quote meets all requirements and indicates a satisfactory approach to and understanding of the requirements of the RFQ. Unacceptable: Quote does not meet all of the requirements of the RFQ. Offerors are cautioned that an unacceptable in one criteria will render the quote technically unacceptable overall. {End Addenda} TO: Evaluation: Technical Approach consists of two equally weighted sub factors: (1) Technical Understanding and (2) Program Management Plan. Technical Approach will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable in accordance with the definitions below. Acceptable quotes will be ranked by Technical Readiness Level as a discerning factor for award. Price will be a discerning factor among proposals within the same TRL depending on the total funding available and the total price of all fair and reasonable, Technically Acceptable quotes. Offerors are cautioned that it is the Government's intent to issue as many purchase orders for demonstrations as is feasible within the total funding available. Price reasonableness will be based on competitive quotations; therefore excessive price proposals may be removed from consideration. The following adjectival ratings and definitions will be used to evaluate Technical Approach. Acceptable: Quote meets all requirements and indicates a satisfactory approach to and understanding of the requirements of the RFQ. Unacceptable: Quote does not meet all of the requirements of the RFQ. Offerors are cautioned that an unacceptable in one criteria will render the quote technically unacceptable overall. {End Addenda} 8) Add item C. to Scenario Participation to Appendix C as follows: ADD: C. Identify possible alternate UE storage locations other than Government site, if applicable.