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Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104.

FDA-18-223-SOL-00017 – Amendment 2

1) Please see Revised Appendix G Sample Resource Skills Matrix to replace previous version.

2) Requirement for Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 in Technical Proposal has been removed.

3) Revised Answer to Question 16 from Amendment 1

4.f Basis for Award How is Attachment 1 - IDIQ SOW being evaluated? It is not called out in any of the evaluation factors. Is the offeror expected to address this SOW in the 75-page proposal response or has the IDIQ SOW been provided as a reference document to understand scope areas?

Answer: Please see revised Evaluation Factor 1 Sub Factor 1. Responses to the four task orders provide the necessary scope and objectives that are contained in the IDIQ SOW.

4) Questions and Answers

a. Amendment 1

Question #48 In question #48, the Government replied “please find revised Pricing Worksheet” however, that file was not included in the Amendment 1 package. Can the Government please provide the revised Pricing Worksheet?

In the answer to Question 48) Labor Category Descriptions, it states to “Please find revised Pricing Worksheet,” however, no revised Pricing Worksheet has been provided in the Amendment 1 documents. Could the government please provide the revised Pricing Worksheet?

Q & A Question 48 The answer to Q 48 stated "Please find revised Pricing Worksheet". The files posted on FBO did not inlcude a revised Pricing Worsheet. Please provide the revised Worsheet.

Reference: Regarding Questions and Answers, Solicitation 18-22-SOL-00017, number 48: The government response is:

“Please find revised Pricing Worksheet.”

Question: A revised Pricing Worksheet was not provided with Amendment 1. Will the government provide the revised Pricing Worksheet?

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Answer: Please find revised Pricing Worksheet

b. Amendment 1 Question #29 In question #29, the Government refers the Contractors to the SOW for the amended start dates to the Task Orders. In Attachment 4, SERIO SOW, the start date is stated as “the date it is awarded.” For pricing purposes, can the Government please provide an estimated award date for this contract?

Answer: The Government is expecting an award in the 3rd quarter for the IDIQ.

c. Amendment 1 Question #17 Question– HHS Subcontracting Plan Template Would the government please confirm that the subcontracting percentages are to be expressed as percentages of the total estimated subcontracted dollars?

Answer: The percentages are based on the overall IDIQ, not just for the estimated subcontracted dollars.

d. Attachment 6 ‘Summary’ tab The “Proposed Fixed Material Handling Fee” cell on the ‘Summary’ tab is in dollars. Can the Government adjust the format of this cell to a percentage?

Answer: The field will remain as dollars.

e. 2.q - Material Handling Fee Page 8-9 The referenced requirement states “The fixed rate for material handling is fixed at the time of award and is not subject to adjustment based on actual final indirect rates as determined by a contractor’s cognizant audit agency”. While the offeror shares the Government’s interest in facilitating timely close-outs of task orders, a fixed material handling rate is inconsistent with the requirements for cost-reimbursement contract lines that would be included on T&M tasks and possibly some FFP tasks, which only provide for payment of allowable costs incurred in accordance with FAR Part 31 (Contract Cost Principles and Procedures). Nor does it comply with the Payments clause applicable to T&M tasks (FAR Part 52.232-7 - Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts). Please confirm that offerors should adhere to their approved Provisional Billing Rates issued by their cognizant Government contract management agency when invoicing cost reimbursable contract lines in contract performance where such direction as been issued.

Answer: The offeror’s shall adhere to the IDIQ as specified.

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f. Under Qualifications of Key Personnel on page 65 of the updated RFP, the “Project Manager” position has been removed from the list of key personnel for Task Order 2 (Attachment 3) PM&I, however, in the updated Attachment 3 Program Management and Integration SOW in Section 2.4.3 Key Personnel on page 4, it states that “The Project Manager shall be identified as Key Personnel for this Task.” Could the government please provide clarification on this discrepancy? Is a Project Manager required as Key Personnel for Task Order 2 PM&I?

4.c. (RFP) and 2.4.3 (TO 2 SOW) 65 and 4 The list of Key Personnel in the RFP for Task 2 does not include a Project Manager. The Task 2 SOW states that the Project Manger shall be identified as Key Personnel. Please clarify if the Task 2 Project Manager should be considered Key Personnel.

Answer: Please find revised RFP that clarifies the requirements for Key Personnel.

g. The answer to Question 36 and Question 37 states “The Management Plan can be excluded from the page count,” but does not specify if the Management Plan can be provided as an Appendix. Could the government please confirm that the Management Plan can be included as Appendix 7: Management Plan following the current organization of the Technical Volume on page 61 and 62 of the revised RFP?

Answer: The Management Plan can be included as Appendix 7.

h. Reference: Regarding Questions and Answers, Solicitation 18-22-SOL-00017, number 44: The government response refers the offeror to a revised SOW, “Attachment 5 Assignment SOW.”

Question: A revised Attachment 5 Assignment SOW was not provided with Amendment 1. Will the government provide the referenced revised SOW?

Answer: Please see attached document.