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The purpose of Amendment 0006 is to: (1)Extend the proposal due date from 5:00 pm (local) 28 February 2008 to 12:00 pm (local) 3 March 2008. (2) Delete the following from Section B: B.2 1352.216-74 ESTIMATED AND ALLOWABLE COSTS -- FULLY FUNDED CONTRACTS (MAR 2000) a. Estimated Costs The estimated cost of this contract is $TBD which consists of $ TBD for reimbursable costs and $ TBD for fixed fee. These costs shall be subject to the provisions of FAR clause 52.232-20, "Limitation of Cost,? FAR clause 52.216-7, "Allowable Cost and Payments," and FAR clause 52.216-8, "Fixed Fee." b. Allowable Costs (1) Final annual indirect cost rate(s) and the appropriate base(s) shall be established in accordance with Subpart 42.7 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect for the period covered by the indirect cost rate proposal. (2) Until final annual indirect cost rates are established for any period, the Government shall reimburse the contractor at billing rates established by the appropriate Government Representative in accordance with FAR 42.704, subject to adjustment when the final rates are established. The established billing rates are currently as follows: TBD (End of clause) (3) Change the last sentence in Section C.2.5 DELIVERABLES as follows: From: Required deliverables shall be forwarded electronically. To: Required deliverables shall be forwarded as outlined in Section F.2. (4) Change F.2 DELIVERABLES as follows: FROM: F.2 DELIVERABLES Rpt # Deliverables Frequency Distribution Format Qty A001 Monthly Status Report (See Sec C.3.a) 15th day of Month COR/CS E 1 A002 Technical Report ? Study/Services 10 Calendar Days After Completion COR/CS E 1 A003 Presentation Material As Required COR E 1 A004 Conference/Trip/Meeting Minutes As Required DPC E 1 A005* Draft - Final Contract Report Once ? 60 days prior to end of contract period CO/COR E 1 A006 Final Contract Report Once ? Last day of the end of the contract CO/COR E 1 *Contractor shall submit a draft copy of the final report for the Government?s review. Government shall provide written comments to the Contractor 30 days prior to the end of the contract. COR ? Contracting Officer?s Representative DPC ? Director, Program Control CO ? Contracting Officer CS ? Contract Specialist E ? Electronic Copy TO: F.2 DELIVERABLES Rpt # Deliverables Frequency Distribution Format Qty A001 Monthly Status Report (See Sec C.3.a) 15th day of Month COR/CS E 1 A002 Technical Report ? Study/Services 10 Calendar Days After Completion COR/CS E 1 A003 Presentation Material As Required COR E 1 A004 Conference/Trip/Meeting Minutes As Required DPC E 1 A005 Invoices 15th day of the Month COR E 1 A006 Reports pursuant to FAR 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback Violations as required by the clause. CO/COR H 2 A007 Reports pursuant to FAR 52.215-2, Audit and Records Negotiation when required by the CO. CO H 2 A008 Reports pursuant to CAR 1352.209-72, Restrictions Against Disclosure in writing in the event that the Contractor determinds or has reason to suspect a breach of this requirement. CO H 2 A009 Certification of employee completion of annual IT Security awareness training pursuant to CAR 1352.239-74, Security Processing Requirements for Contractors/Subcontractors or for Personnel Accessing DOC Information Technology Systems. Within 5 days after contract award COR/CO H 1 A010 Nondisclosure Agreement pursuant to CAR 1352.209-72, Restrictions Against Disclosure. See Section L.16 Non-Disclosure/Confidentiality Format. Upon award and as needed thereafter CO/COR H 1 A011 Security Processing Requirements pursuant to CAR 1352.237-72, Security Processing Requirements for Contractors/Subcontractors Working on a DOC Site (Low Risk). Upon award and as needed thereafter CO/COR H 1 A012 Foreign National Visitor Requirements pursuant to CAR 1352.237-74, Foreign National Visitor and Guest Access to Departmental Resources. Upon award and as needed thereafter CO/COR H 1 COR ? Contracting Officer?s Representative DPC ? Director, Program Control CO ? Contracting Officer CS ? Contract Specialist E ? Electronic Copy H ? Hard Copy (5) Delete the following FAR Clauses in Section I: a.52.215-11 Price Reduction For Defective Cost or Pricing Data ? Modifications (Oct 1997) b.52.215-13 Subcontractor Cost or Pricing Data ? Modifications (Oct 1997) c.52.222-38 Compliance With Veterans? Employment Reporting Requirements (Dec 2001) d.52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards (Apr 2005) e.52.232-9 Limitation on Withholding of Payments (Apr 1984) f.52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) g.52.232-20 Limitation of Cost (Apr 1984) h.52.232-36 Payment By Third Party (May 1999) i.52.244-2 Alt I Subcontracts ? Alternate I (Jun 2007) j.52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998) (6) Add the following FAR Clauses in Section I: a.52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes (Oct 1997) b.52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (Jul 2005) c.52.237-8 Restrictions on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals (Aug 2003) d.52.249-14 Excusable Delays (Apr 1984) e.52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acnet.gov (End of Clause) (7) Add the following CAR Clause in Section H H.11 1352.252-70 Regulatory Notice (Mar 2000) Contractors are advised that certain provisions and clauses identified with a Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) notation for identification purposes have not yet been incorporated into the CAR. However, all of these items are binding for this acquisition and will eventually be contained in the CAR at Part 13 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (8) Change Section H.9 to read as follows: From: a. The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following Key Personnel: TO BE PROVIDED BY OFFEROR To: a. The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following Key Personnel: 1. NPOESS Lead 2. GOES-R Lead 3. Senior Cost Analyst 4. Senior Scheduler 5. Senior Earned Value Analyst (9) Add the following in Section L: L.18 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acqnet.gov (End of Provision) (10) Change the following in Section L: a. Change L.3 as follows: From: ?L.3 1352.215-73 INQUIRES (MAR 2000)? To: ?L.3 1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (MAR 2000)? (11) Delete the following from Section M: M.6 1352.252-70 Regulatory Notice (Mar 2000) Contractors are advised that certain provisions and clauses identified with a Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) notation for identification purposes have not yet been incorporated into the CAR. However, all of these items are binding for this acquisition and will eventually be contained in the CAR at Part 13 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (12) Add the following to Section M a. Add the following to paragraph M.4.4: (e) Offerors without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably.