Scientific Computing Support IDIQ Q A_Amendment 2.pdf

Scientific Computing Support IDIQ Q&A

SOL# 12-223-SOL-00010

Amendment 2

1. Please confirm that the requirements for this RFP is an outcome from the FDA’s Oct/Nov 2011 Sources Sought for Scientific Computing and that the Draft SOW accompanying the Oct/Nov 2011 Source Sought is the current SOW for this requirement. If not, please direct me to where I can find the current SOW for this requirement. Thanks in advance.

A: The requirements for this RFP are the outcome of the FDA's Oct/Nov 2011 RFI/Sources Sought for Scientific Computing. The SOW for this RFP is located in Attachment 1 to the RFP document, which has been posted with the combined synopsis solicitation on www.fbo.gov.

2. The dates for the Offerors Intent (section 32 - pg. 46) and the attachment 6 conflict with one another. Please confirm that the due date for submission is June 8th, 2012.

A: June 8, 2012 is the correct date. Attachment 6 has been updated in Amendment 2 to reflect the June 8, 2012 date.

3. The dates for Sub-Factor 2 – Technical Understanding and Approach to

ID/IQ (section 35 – pg. 48) and the attachment 7 conflict with one another. Please confirm that the due date for submission June 15th, 2012.

A: The question appears to be referencing the wrong section. Attachment 7 concerns the Past Performance Questionnaire, which is addressed in Section 36 of the RFP. Attachment 7 has been updated in Amendment 2 to reflect the correct due date for submission of past performance questionnaires, which is no later than the proposal due date and time.

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