SOLICITATION: Solicitation Number USTDA-04-Q-030, Definitional Mission to Evaluate Mining Projects in Bulgaria and Romania is amended as follows:1. The solicitation Business/Cost proposal requirement is revised to read as follows: In addition, the contractor shall provide a Business/Cost proposal that contains the information in FAR 52.212-1(b) (available at www.arnet.gov); a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (available at www.arnet.gov); a completed copy of the provision at 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification (available at www.arnet.gov); completed Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheets for proposed key personnel (available at www.tda.gov), and a completed Contractor Price Quotation Breakdown (available at www.tda.gov). 2. Paragraph C.3.13 of the Statement of Work is revised to read as follows: C.3.13 Feasibility Study Budget (2-3 Pages) The Contractor shall provide a budget a detailed budget and task breakdown for the feasibility study prepared in accordance with the Feasibility Study Budget Format and Budgeted Labor Requirements which can be found at www.tda.gov.. The budget should be supported with sufficient detail to enable USTDA staff or others reviewing the material to understand completely, not only the budgeted amounts, but also the methodology which justifies the budget amounts. The budget should include: 1. Labor, budgeted by position title and task for each of the positions on the feasibility study team. Positions should be identifiable, with descriptions of the positions and proposed team members included in the proposal. Person-Days should reflect the proposed number of days of work effort proposed for each position for each task. The unit cost should be the actual loaded daily rate for each position. The proposed budget may not include fee or profit. 2. Itemization should be prepared for per diem, transportation, communications, subcontracts, translation of Final Report, and other direct costs. Per diem must be based on U.S. Government rates, which are available on the State Department web site(http://www.state.gov/www/perdiems/index.html). The budget should support the feasibility study terms of reference. The date specified for receipt of offers is extended until January 20,2004.

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