AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES 1 of 1 AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. Amendment#:002 EFFECTIVE DATE 26 April 2006 REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. PROJECT NO. (If applicable) 6. ISSUED BY CODE |_______________ Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Operations & Analysis Services (049A3F) 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 735 Washington, DC 20420 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE |_______________
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+1 (555) 000-0000 Gladys E. Burns 1800 G Street, N.W., Room 438C Washington, DC 20006 NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State, and ZIP Code) ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFEROR (() X 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO. VA-101-06-RQ-0091 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11) 04/20/2006 10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO. 10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13) CODE FACILITY CODE 11. THIS ITEM 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, |_ 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: 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. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If require 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: () 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: OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) E. IMPORTANT: Contractor |_ s not, |_ _| is required to sign this document and return ____________ copies to the issuing office. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.) PROJECT: CONFERENCE :CURRICULUM OVERVIEW & TEAM BUILDING (COTB) 1. This amendment hereby issued to cancel solicitation number: VA-101-06-RQ-0091 in is entirety. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect. 15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR (Signature of person authorized to sign) 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY _______________________________________________ (Signature of Contracting Officer) 16C. DATE SIGNED EXCEPTION TO SF 30 30-105-04 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83) APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84 Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 Page 2 of 2 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION RFQ: 101-049A3F-06-Q-0014GEB/RFQ134866 Alternative Work Measurement Methodologies Q1. Page 13, Section L, paragraph 1 states: "The organizational entity, within the contractor organization, that will be performing the work required by the SOW shall have been assessed at CMMI Level 2 or higher by an external assessment team led by a Software Engineering Institute (SEI) certified Lead Assessor." I am uncertain as to the meaning of that statement. My company is CMMI Level 5 certified. What must I do or demonstrate to comply with this requirement? A. This is a standard verbiage refers to work which is IT-related. It would not apply to this effort. Q2. Does the Government have a not-to-exceed budget for the proposed effort? Alternatively, can the Government specify an anticipated level of effort, in terms of person-hours? A. No and No. Q3. The SOW indicates that the contractor shall conduct analyses to optimize the design of activity lists...which shall include all work activities currently performed at ROs' Veterans Service Centers. Approximately how many discrete work activities does this encompass? A. At least 30. Q4. Is there an incumbent contractor for this engagement? Is the Government currently working with any contractors on tasks that are closely related to the proposed effort? A. No. Q5. The SOW indicates that the contractor shall review past work measurement studies. Did the Government work with any contractors on the past work measurement studies? If so, can the Government identify these contractors and describe the tasks that were completed? A. SRA International 2004. We have past study on CD. Q6. Can the Government provide any information on the past work measurement studies that are cited in the SOW? A. Used random work sampling (16 times a day). Q7. This solicitation focuses on development and validation of work measurement methodologies. Does a contractor's participation in this project preclude that contractor from competing on future solicitations that are aimed at implementation of the methodologies developed on the current project? A. No. Q8. In the description of Task Two the Solicitation states, "The contractor shall work with C&P staff to define and then finalize activity pick-lists for the application to ensure that valid work rate standards are generated." What application does this sentence refer to? Will the Government provide a description of this application and its functionalities? A. Any alternative methodologies would have to account for the activity pick lists and accommodate them in any proposed new application. For analyze of alternatives, need know what activities are being measured and the general number (30+). Page 3 of 3 Q9. In the description of Task Two the Solicitation states that the "current RO environment" comprises "ROs, Pension Maintenance Centers, Appeal Management Centers, Resource Centers, and Benefits Delivery at Discharge Centers" at 58 locations. a. Do all of these entities report their data into the same information systems? If not, how many systems are used to keep a record of information necessary to determine task durations? A. Yes b. Do all of these entities use the same coding and reporting conventions and data formats? If not, how many different conventions / coding standards / formats are there? A. All the same. c. Does the Government have standards of data quality that are maintained across these sites? Is the data from all locations of consistent quality and completeness? A. Yes Q10. Past work measurement projects have begun with developing a measurement methodology and an activity pick list, and have subsequently included incorporating the pick list into an automated application, testing the application, supporting installation and data collection, and analyzing the data and reporting work measurement results. Do you expect these follow-on activities to occur? If so, would the successful offeror be precluded from bidding on and performing these follow-on activities due to a conflict of interest? A. No would not be precluded. End of Amendment No.001
