0019_ANSWERS_EXPANDED_1231ME18R0019_Questions_and_Answers_9-20-18-2.pdf

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Instructions to

Offerors, 3.

Milestone

Schedule

Could the government please verify that the due date of the propopsal is 9/23/18 at 12:00PM as specified on page 27 not 9/21/18 at 12:00PM as specified on the cover of SF 1449? See Amendments to solicitation

6. Proposal

Instructions, 9.1

Technical

Proposal Volume

1, second paragraph

"The offeror’s Technical Proposal must not exceed a total of twenty

(25) pages. This page count includes full discussion of the offeror’s

Technical Proposal as specified in Section 8 and graphics (if any). The page count does not include the title page, table of contents, cover page, acronym list (if provided), QASP or PWS."

Could the government please clarify what "Section 8" is referring to? Paragraph 8

6. Proposal

Instructions, 9.1

Technical

Proposal Volume

1, CLIN001 First

Task Order

"FIRST TASK ORDER Requirements – submitted separately 25 PAGE

COUNT LIMIT"

Could the government please specify how this response should be submitted?

Could the government please elaborate on the format of the response? Up to vendor discretion See pages 5 - 7 of Attachment C - Amendment Two. Task Order response is within the Volume 1.

6. Proposal

Instructions, 9.1

Technical

Proposal Volume

1, Additional

Requirements, Project Planning

Requirements

Could the government please specify where the response to Project

Planning Requirements should be included?

Should it be included in Volume 1 Technical Proposal under

Management Approach? See Amendments to solicitation

Yes. It is being requested as part of the Task Order requirement. All subsequent tasks order will have this request.

9.2 Resume

Proposal -

Volume 2

Does the government want offerors to submit resumes for non-key personnel (representative resumes) to support each functional area? See requirements for Key Personnel

See page 7 of 16 - Resume Proposal . .. "The offeror must submit a certified resume and a commitment letter for each proposed resource .

9.1.5

Performance

Work Statement

The Performance Work Statement (PWS) is a Statement of Work (SOW) for Performance-Based Acquisitions that clearly describes the performance objectives and standards that are expected of the contractor. When a contract is awarded, the PWS is legally binding upon the contractor and the U.S. Government.

Can the government clarify if they are expecting offerors to set their own performance objective and standards?

Is the PWS similar to a Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the contractor and the government? See PWS/QASP information in solicitation

9.2 Resume

Proposal -

Volume 2

On page 26, the government provides a table following the statement, "The offeror must certiy that all proposed resumes for Key Personnel meet the requirements as specified in the SOO: [table]"

Could the government please define and elaborate on the terms in the table: Industry Role, USDA Labor Category, Number of Required

Resumes, SOO/PWS Sections (Tasks)?

Is the number of required resumes the number of resumes the offeror is submitting for each role or labor category?

Industry role is what your organization reference the specific labor category; the USDA Labor Category is referenced in Attachment B

Offerors are to submit Labor Categories that meet the requirements in the Statement of Objectives