QA Medical Screening RESPONSES.xlsx
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- Medical Screening
- Solicitation number
- 134100-26-0013
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This is a Questions and Answers document for RFQ 134100-26-0013, a Request for Quote soliciting medical screening services for the Bureau of Industry and Security on behalf of Department of Commerce bureaus and offices. The resulting contract will be a single-award firm fixed unit price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, with closure extended to September 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Key clarifications from the Q&A include: subcontractor experience satisfies the three relevant experience examples requirement (prime contractor experience from key personnel does not); a small-business prime may utilize a committed subcontractor for the nationwide clinic and laboratory network and board-certified occupational medicine Reviewing Medical Officer while retaining full responsibility; supplemental tiered pricing tables may be included within the five-page price quotation as an alternative to the fixed-unit-price template; contract personnel must have the ability to receive and maintain a public trust clearance (not required at award, sponsored by Government); FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting applies to this small-business set-aside BPA (compliance measurement timing to be determined); quoters must demonstrate ability to service all PWS 5.0 areas, whether through active current access or future establishment; the nationwide provider network requirement may be satisfied through qualified subcontracted occupational-health clinics, laboratories, and specialists; and the board-certified occupational medicine Reviewing Medical Officer may serve as a subcontractor or consultant. No incumbent contract exists for this requirement.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Request For Quote - Medical Screening_vF.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - Price Schedule Template - Medical Screening.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment 1 - PWS BIS Medical Exam.pdf |
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Q&A
| Question No. | Reference | Question Category | Question | Government Response | |
| 1 | RFQ Section 4.2.3 - Relevant Experience | Solicitation | May a Quoter rely on relevant experience performed within the past five years by a committed major subcontractor or proposed key personnel to satisfy the requirement for three relevant experience examples? If yes, please identify the preferred evidence of the proposed team member's commitment and the information that should be included for each example. | Subcontractor performance may satisfy the requirement for relevant experience. The prime contractor may not use relevant experience from a key personnel. | |
| 2 | RFQ Section 4.2.2 and PWS Sections 4.2 and 4.6 | Solicitation / PWS | May the nationwide clinic and laboratory network and the board-certified occupational-medicine Reviewing Medical Officer be provided through a committed subcontractor, with the small-business prime retaining full responsibility and accountability for performance? | Yes | |
| 3 | RFQ Section 4.2.5 and Attachment 2 - Price Schedule Template | Price Matrix | The RFQ encourages volume-based tiered pricing, while Attachment 2 provides one fixed-unit-price field for each CLIN in each period. Please confirm whether a Quoter may include a supplemental tiered-pricing table within the five-page Price Quotation and explain how tiered prices should be reconciled to the fixed-unit prices entered in Attachment 2. | Supplemental tiered pricing may be included within the five-page price quotation. If tiered pricing is being submitted the quoter does not need to complete the price matrix. | |
| 4 | PWS Section 3.1 - Public Trust | PWS | Please clarify which contractor personnel must be able to receive and maintain a public trust clearance, whether the Government will sponsor any required investigation, and whether the clearance must be in place at award or before the individual accesses Government systems or records. | Contract staff invoiced must have the ability to receive and maintain a public trust clearance. A clearance is not required to be in place at the time of award. The government will sponsor clearances if deemed necessary. | |
| 5 | RFQ Sections 1.2 and 5.0; total small-business set-aside | Solicitation | Please confirm whether FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, applies to this BPA. If applicable, please confirm whether compliance will be measured by the end of each base/option period or separately for each call order. | Yes, RFO 52.219-14 applies to this BPA. It has not been determined when compliance will be measured. | |
| 6 | RFQ Section 4.2.2 and PWS Section 5.0 - Place of Performance | Solicitation / PWS | Please confirm the required U.S.-territory coverage for the nationwide provider network and identify whether the Quoter must demonstrate active clinic access in every U.S. territory at quotation submission or may establish access when a need arises. | Quoters must demonstrate the ability to initiate or implement service in PWS 5.0 areas, whether active access currently exists or needs to be established. | |
| 7 | Attachment 2 - Price Schedule Template, unit-price and extended-price cells | Price Matrix | In the provided workbook, the fixed-unit-price area displays a dollar-sign text value in column C, while the extended-price formulas multiply column C by the estimated quantity in column H, producing #VALUE! errors. Please provide a corrected Attachment 2 or identify the exact cells in which Quoters should enter numeric fixed-unit prices and the formula/cell structure the Government expects. | Quoters shall provide the unit price in Column C. When a value is entered the total is updated based on the estimate quantity. Quoters can also provide a tiered pricing schedule not using the template provided. | |
| 8 | May the prime contractor satisfy the | ||||
| nationwide provider-network requirement through qualified subcontracted occupational-health clinics, laboratories, and specialists? | Yes | ||||
| 9 | May the required board-certified o | ||||
| occupational-medicine Reviewing Medical Officer serve as a subcontractor or consultant to the prime contractor? | Yes | ||||
| 12 | Can you please share incumbent, | ||||
| contract number and value? | There is no incumbent contractA4A2:E11E8B6:E11A1:E11 |
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