The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Extend the response date for receipt of proposals to 4:00 PM CT on January 12, 2012. 2. Provide notice that Answers to Questions will be posted on this website over the course of the next few days. In addition, a revised Request for Proposal will be posted on this website to correct errors in original solicitation and to clarify ambiguities. This should be posted no later than December 23, 2011. 3. Correct language in original synopsis below to state "in accordance with FAR Part 15 procedures" ********************************************************** The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), and Investigative and Enforcement Services (IES) in Riverdale, MD intends to procure the services of a contractor to provide the delivery of regulatory development, minor enhancements (program errors and updates mandated by changes in regulations) and maintenance of systems which support the mission of USDA APHIS, in particular the mission areas related to the import, shipment and tracking of commodities as well as to the program goals to monitor, safeguard, and regulate animal and plant commodities. The period of performance of this contract will be a base year with four option years (five years total maximum length). USDA intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for this effort with an initial fixed-price task order for operations and maintenance of the application software and helpdesk support. Task orders for Development, Modernization & Enhancements will be issued as necessary during the period of the contract. This will be a best value procurement utilizing FAR Part 15 procedures. It is anticipated that the formal solicitation, Request for Proposal (RFP) AG-6395-S-11-0124, will be released on or about November 14, 2011 and posted on this FEDBIZOPPS website. Please download the RFP from this website. This will be offered as a total small business set-aside. Thus, all interested small businesses may submit responses to this solicitation. NAICS code 541511 (with a size standard of $25 million). A hard (printed) copy of the solicitation will not otherwise be available. Any questions or inquiries must be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the Contracting Office, to the attention of the point of contact listed in this notice. Requests by telephone will not be honored. Point of contact: Larry Nelson, Contracting Specialist,
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