14\. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

a\. Part I, Section H, Special Contract Requirements, Clause H.5 --
Advance Understandings Regarding Additional Items of Allowable and
Unallowable Costs and Other Matters, is changed as follows:

\(1\) Reference in 1.(c), "FAR cost principle 31.205-44(i)" is changed
to "FAR cost principle 31.205-44(d)"

\(2\) Reference in 1.(d)., "FAR cost principle 31.205-44(e)" is changed
to "FAR cost principle 31.205-44(d)"

b\. Part I, Section H, Special Contract Requirements, Clause H.19 --
Workforce Transition, Contractor Compensation, Benefits and Pension, is
changed as follows:

\(1\) In Clause H.19(d), Pension Plans, add the following sentence to
the end of the first paragraph:

"(If this contract is awarded to the incumbent contractor, employees
currently participating in the Iowa Public Employee's Retirement System
(IPERS) will retain membership in IPERS and new employees may exercise
rights under Iowa State law to choose membership in IPERS.)"

\(2\) In Clause H.19(e), Labor Relations, change the last sentence of
paragraph H.19(e)(2) to read:

"During the collective bargaining process, the Contractor shall obtain
the approval of the Contracting Officer before proposing or agreeing to
changes in any site-specific pension or other benefit plans."

\(3\) In Clause H.19(e), Labor Relations, add the following:

"(3) The Contractor will seek to maintain harmonious bargaining
relationships that reflect a judicious expenditure of public funds,
equitable resolution of disputes and effective and efficient bargaining
relationships consistent with the requirements of FAR, Subpart 22.1 and
DEAR, Subpart 970.2201 and all applicable Federal and State Labor
Relations laws.

\(4\) The Contractor will notify the Contracting Officer or designee in
a timely fashion of all labor relations issues and matters of local
interests including organizing initiatives, unfair labor practice, work
stoppages, picketing, labor arbitrations, and settlement agreements and
will furnish such additional information as may be required from time to
time by the Contracting Officer."

\(4\) After H.19(e), add (f) as follows:

"(f) This Clause H.19 and Appendix A are adopted for the exclusive
benefit and convenience of the parties hereto; nothing contained herein
shall be construed as conferring any right of action or any other right
or benefit upon past, present, or future employees of the contractor, or
upon any other third party."

c\. Part II, Section I, Contract Clauses, replace Clause No. I.10, FAR
52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003) with FAR 52.204-7,
Central Contractor Registration (JUL 2006) as follows:

"**FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration.** (JULY 2006)

\(a\) Definitions. As used in this clause---

"Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database" means

the primary Government repository for Contractor information

required for the conduct of business with the

Government.

"Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number"

means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet,

Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

"Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number"

means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a

4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern.

(D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This

4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the

business concern to establish additional CCR records for identifying

alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts

(see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same parent concern.

"Registered in the CCR database" means that---

\(1\) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information,

including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number,

into the CCR database; and

\(2\) The Government has validated all mandatory data

fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification

Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and

has marked the record "Active". The Contractor will be

required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government

as a part of the CCR registration process.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges

the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered

in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and

through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic

ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting

from this solicitation.

\(2\) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name

and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation

"DUNS" or "DUNS +4" followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4

number that identifies the offeror's name and address exactly

as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the

Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in

the CCR database.

\(c\) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should

contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

\(1\) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number---

\(i\) If located within the United States, by calling Dun

and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at *http:/*

*/www.dnb.com*; or

\(ii\) If located outside the United States, by contacting

the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

\(2\) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following

information:

\(i\) Company legal business.

\(ii\) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by

which your entity is commonly recognized.

\(iii\) Company Physical Street Address, City, State,

and ZIP Code.

\(iv\) Company Mailing Address, City, State and ZIP

Code (if separate from physical).

\(v\) Company Telephone Number.

\(vi\) Date the company was started.

\(vii\) Number of employees at your location.

\(viii\) Chief executive officer/key manager.

\(ix\) Line of business (industry).

\(x\) Company Headquarters name and address

(reporting relationship within your entity).

\(d\) If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR

database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the

Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise

successful registered Offeror.

\(e\) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should

be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who

are not registered should consider applying for registration

immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

\(f\) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness

of the data within the CCR database, and for any liability

resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate

or incomplete data. To remain registered in the CCR database

after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to

review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial

registration or subsequent updates its information in the CCR

database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updat-

ing information in the CCR does not alter the terms and conditions

of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly

executed contractual document.

\(g\) (1) (i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business

name, "doing business as" name, or division name (whichever

is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in

performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary

requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements

in Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the

responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business

day's written notification of its intention to (A) change the

name in the CCR database; (B) comply with the requirements

of Subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and (C) agree in writing to the

timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting

Officer. The Contractor must provide with the notification

sufficient documentation to support the legally

changed name.

\(ii\) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements

of paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform

the agreement at paragraph (g)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in

the absence of a properly executed novation or change-ofname

agreement, the CCR information that shows the Contractor

to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract

will be considered to be incorrect information within the

meaning of the "Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the

electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

\(2\) The Contractor shall not change the name or address

for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the

CCR record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment

of claims (see FAR Subpart 32.8, Assignment of

Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the CCR

database. Information provided to the Contractor's CCR

record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT,

to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered

to be incorrect information within the meaning of the

"Suspension of payment" paragraph of the EFT clause of this

contract.

\(h\) Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on

registration and annual confirmation requirements via the

internet at *http://www.ccr.gov* or by calling 1-888-227-2423,

or 269-961-5757.

(End of clause)

d\. The following changes are made to the various appendices of Part
III, Section J, List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments, List
of Attachments as noted below:

\(1\) Part III, Section J, List of Documents, Exhibits and Other
Attachments, List of Attachments, Appendix A -- Advance Understandings
on Human Resources, Section VI, Labor Relations, delete paragraph (a),
Labor Management, and subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3). This section is
now duplicative of H.19(c)(3) and (4).

\(2\) Appendix A -- Advance Understandings on Human Resources, Section
XI, Reduction in Contractor Employment, replace "Department's Planning
Guidance for Contractor Work Force Restructuring" with "Departmental
guidance on work force restructuring, as amended from time to time."

\(3\) Appendix B -- Performance Evaluation and Measurement Plan, is
hereby replaced in its entirety with the following:

(See Attached Appendix B Word Document)

\(4\) Appendix I -- DOE Directives/List B, is modified as follows:

\(i\) Delete DOE Order 142.2, Safeguard Agreement and Protocol with the
International Atomic Energy Agency, dated January 7, 2004.

\(ii\) Replace DOE Order 413.3, change 1, Program and Project Management
for the Acquisition of Capital Assets, dated October 13, 2000 with DOE
Order 413.3A, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of
Capital Assets, dated July 28, 2006.

\(iii\) Add DOE Order 243.1, Records Management, dated February 3, 2006
to [Other]{.underline}.

e\. In Part IV, Section L, Instruction, Conditions and Notices to
Offerors, the following changes are made:

\(1\) In Provision L.5, Key Personnel, add, "and annual operating
budget" to Section 5.D. of the table for Key Personnel Resume Format.

\(2\) In Provision L.5, Key Personnel, add the following to the [Oral
Presentation]{.underline} Section after (1) through (5):

"(6) Length of commitment of proposed Key Personnel to the contract."

\(3\) In Provision L.9 -- Volume II -- Cost, Fee, Financial and Other
Information Proposal -- Instructions. Subsection (b), Key Personnel
Costs, item (3) is revised as follows:

"(3) Fringe benefit costs on an annual basis. The proposed fringe
benefit costs should be in direct proportion to the proposed
compensation costs chargeable to the contract."

f\. In Part IV, Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award, the following
changes are made:

\(1\) In Provision M.2, Relevant Experience Criterion, change the second
sentence of the second paragraph of M.2(b) to read:

"For purposes of this RFP, the term "relevant contract" means in excess
of \$20 million in average annual research and development (R&D)
revenues/costs whether under a contract or internally generated
(including financial assistance) \[e.g. IR&D\] over the last three
completed fiscal years."

\(2\) In Provision M.4, Management Strategy and Approach Criterion,
change M.4(a)(1) to read:

"(1) The Offeror's approach to attracting, developing, and retaining
world-class and diverse Key Personnel, scientific personnel, and joint
appointments (if applicable), and developing and educating the next
generation of scientists and engineers."

\(3\) In Provision M.4, Management Strategy and Approach Criterion,
delete subsection M.4(a)(3).

\(4\) In Provision M.7, Past Performance Criterion, paragraph M.7.(a),
second sentence, change "five" to read "three".

\(5\) In Provision M.7, Past Performance Criterion, paragraph M.7(a),
add the following sentence to the end of the paragraph:

"This past performance will be more heavily weighted than that in (b)
below."

End of Amendment