RFP ED-99-R-0032
Document Receipt and Control Center
Amendment 0002
Effective Date:		August 11, 1999


This amendment transmits specific changes to the RFP.  See below:


1.  Change the due date for proposals to August 20, 1999,  2:00 PM Eastern
Time.

2.  Replace Pricing Schedule B, Transition Period only, and with the revised
Attachment B.

3.  Provide clairfication to the RFP.

Question: 

RFP Section L.5 (page 39) paragraph B indicates "A detailed task-by-task
cost proposal" must be submitted. Are correct in  assuming the tasks to be
the areas identified in  Section VI of the Statement of Work?

Answer:

Yes, that is correct.

Question:

In amendment 0001 (Attachment B) Pricing Schedule of the  Labor category,
Project Manager does not appear.  Does the description Task Manager replace
Project Manager?

Answer:  Yes, the Task Manager replaces Project Manager.

Question:

We assume the Government wants tasks priced individually (e.g., by the
subsections under Statement of Work VI-Processing Institutional Documents?)
Or is the Government looking for price by period only?

Answer:

It is the Government's position that we require the offerors to only cost by
period,i.e., Transition, Base, Option Year One, etc.


Question:

The Man-hour loading for the base and end option year is 3600 hours per
annum.   Please clarify since everyone seems to be part time.

Answer:

The transition period and base period is 11 months, which is the first year.
Each option year is 12 months.

Question:

What is the total expenditure for the contract for FY 1997 and FY 1998.

Answer:

The total costs for the period FY1997 & 1998 is $3,207,563.61.