Attachment 3 - Question Format - 15JPSS26Q00000059 - Amendment 0006.xlsx

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Solicitation at L, "Section 2. Management Approach (Evaluation Factor 2)"

Attachment 3 - Questions and Answers, Q63 Solicitation: 66, 69 The Government's answer to Question 63 confirms that offerors may include the Transition-In Plan and Transition-Out Plan as appendices to the Technical Approach volume, provided they are included within the applicable page limitations. However, Section L, Volume I, Section 2 – Management Approach states that, "As part of Section 2, the Offeror shall provide a detailed draft Transition Plan, to include Transition In and Transition Out, with its proposal."

1. Can the Government clarify whether the Transition-In Plan and Transition-Out Plan should be submitted within the Technical Approach volume, as stated in the response to Question 63, or within the Management Approach volume, as stated in Section L.2 of the Solicitation?

Attachment 3 - Questions and Answers, Q57, Q58, & Q68 In response to Question 57 regarding invoicing and payment, the Government stated, "No. The Government does not confirm that invoicing will be based on equal monthly installments for each CLIN. Attachment 2, Pricing Schedule, has been revised, see revised Attachment 2."

In response to Q58, the government stated, "Yes. The Government confirms that the contractor is expected to be invoiced and paid on a Firm Fixed price basis for the required legal representation services, with the exception of authorized travel costs. The pricing structure and invoicing approach will be clarified in the updated attachment 2, pricing schedule. Offerors shall use the revised Attachment 2 when preparing and submitting their proposals."

Attachment 3 - Questions and Answers, Q68 PWS: 13 In response to Question 68, the Government stated: "EOIR recommends that the following reconciliation language be added to the end of PWS 18.0: 'If the number of actual new cases falls short of or exceeds the amount estimated in the final Pricing Proposal, the Government and Contractor will engage in a reconciliation process at the end of the task order. This reconciliation process will ensure that the Government does not pay for services not rendered and, conversely, that the Contractor does not perform services without compensation.'" However, this language does not appear in the revised PWS issued with Amendment 0005.

1. Can the Government clarify whether the reconciliation process described in Question 68 is part of the solicitation requirements and resulting contract? If so, will the Government issue a formal amendment incorporating the reconciliation language into PWS Section 18.0 or otherwise identify the clause that governs reconciliation of actual case volumes against estimated quantities?

Attachment 3 - Questions and Answers, Q41 PWS: 11 The Government's response to Question 41 confirms that post-release funding remains available on NP cases in which the NP client is released, proceedings remain pending more than 35 days after release, and a Motion to Withdraw is denied or has been submitted but not adjudicated. However, that clarification does not appear in revised PWS Section 15.1.2.

Attachment 3 - Questions and Answers, Q69 In response to Question 69, the Government confirmed that the individual categories of baseline services within the PWS are all combined for one unit of issue. Baseline services are ongoing and may recur throughout a case, including across option periods.

1. For a case that remains active across more than one period, can the Government clarify whether the Contractor may invoice one baseline-service unit in each period in which baseline services are required and performed?

2. For example, if a case is assigned and baseline services begin in the Base Period, and the same case remains active and requires continued baseline services in Option Year 1, may the Contractor invoice the applicable baseline service unit price in both periods?

3. If not, can the Government identify the event that makes a baseline service unit billable and explain how continued work in later periods is compensated? Reasonable expectations are baseline service will be incurred in year one of activation and billed up front and not a recurring billed expense in subsequent years.