Amendment_1.pdf

“National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse”

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO. 14-233-SOL-00349

AMENDMENT NO.: 01

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 14, 2014 DUE DATE: July 25, 2014 3:00 p.m. Eastern

ISSUED BY:

Acquisition Management Services Program Support Center U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 12501 Ardennes Ave.

Suite 400 Rockville, MD 20857 Point of Contact: Korriise LaRoche, Contract Specialist

DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT

PURPOSE: To respond to questions submitted under this solicitation (Part I). Unless specifically noted, all specifications remain unchanged.

Part I: Responses to Questions Received Under the solicitation:

1. Page 10, Task 4.4.5 – Is the requirement for support of five Responsible Fatherhood events an annual requirement, i.e., five events per year for the base period and each of the three option periods?

Yes, the five events are annual requirements.

2. Page 10, Task 4.4.6 – Who retains copyright and ownership of resources developed under this task and other tasks that are part of the SOW?

Usually, items are not copyrighted but the Federal Government retains rights to all data and resources.

3. Page 10, Task 4.4.9 – Is the requirement for promoting 25 conferences, etc., an annual requirement?

Yes, it is an annual requirement.

4. Page 11, Task 4.4.11 – Are the requirements of this Task an annual or cumulative requirement? Are the 12 consultants each allotted 10 days for their work? Is this on an annual basis? Can individual consultants be used in the base and subsequent years?

The consultants are on an annual basis and should be used to should be used to temporality fill an expertise gap i.e., substance abuse, executive functioning, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc. An individual consultant may be used in the base and subsequent years but the fatherhood field or the federal government may have different needs as the contract progresses.

5. Page 12, Section C.7 – Is there a list of available HHS-controlled facilities which are accessible for the purposes of this Contract?

No, there are not.

6. Does the current incumbent’s contract end at the same time the new contract begins? What are the responsibilities of the incumbent contractor with respect to transition of the NFRC and its resources to the new contractor? Will there be any overlap in responsibilities?

The current contract ends on September 29, 2014. The awardee of the new contract will be given all the necessary materials/documents needed to perform the requirements of the contract.

7. What existing resources of the current NRFC, including website, library and other materials will be available to or come under the management/oversight control of the new contractor?

The website codes, library links, display units will come under the management /oversight of the new contractor.

8. Are there physical space requirements for storing/maintaining any materials related to the NRFC that should be considered as part of the proposal?

Most of the NRFC materials are virtual but there will be 2-3 display units that will need to be stored.

9. What is the expected timing of the contract decision, contract signing and contract start date?

The anticipated contract award date is September 30, 2014.

AMENDMENT NO.: 01