Phase I-USG QAs - Attachment 2 19AQMM25R0201.pdf

# Question, Recommendation, or Comment. Section / Subsection

/ Paragraph

Page

Number Question/Recommendation/Comment

DOS Response

PROPOSAL

PREPARATION

INSTRUCTIONS –

GENERAL, (b) Page Size and Format

3 The table on page 3 indicates that Phase I: Advisory

Down-Select consists only of Volume IV – Factor 1:

Mandatory Minimum Requirements, with the following tabs: Tab A – Haitian Business Licenses;

Tab B – Prior Experience; Tab C – Draft Phase-In

Plan. Volumes I–III do not appear to be required in

Phase I or Phase II. Please confirm which Phase you wish to receive Volumes I-III.

For this RFP, Phase I Advisory Down-Select, offerors are only required to submit Volumen

IV, Factor 1, Mandatory Minimum

Requirements. Reference Section L-M: See

Section L-010 PROPOSAL PREPARATION

INSTRUCTIONS – VOLUME SPECIFIC -Subsection

(d) VOLUME IV – MANDATORY MINIMUM

REQUIREMENTS. Also, see section M-008

EVALUATION FACTORS).

SECTIONS L AND M:

SECTION M 22

The numbering for Section M skips from M-010 to

M-012. Please confirm that section M-011 was inadvertently omitted and there is no missing

RFP does not have a section M-011. It does have Sections M-010 and M-012.

Final RFP Section A

Solication/Contract

Form

RFP No

19AQMM25R0201

Section L

P.2

P.1

RFP Section A states required minium offer acceptance periods: 150 calendar days.

RFP Section L staties period of acceptance for offers of at least 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

Please confirm that the validity period is 120 calendar days.

The USG will confirm this during the Phase II portion of this RFP.

Consolidated list of Q&AS- Phase I

RFP No. 19AQMM25R0201- INL Haiti

Note: The USG received many questions; however, per RFP's instructions, for this part of the process, only questions pertaining to Phase I will be answered.

Question Amendment 1 SF 30

Amendment 1 Sections

L-M

SF 30, p.

1;

Sections L-

M, p.

Amendment 1 states that the closing date/time is

12/05/2025 while section L-012 states that Phase I proposals are due on November 25, 2025. Can the

Government indicate which date is correct?

Proposals due date for Phase I are due to the

Government on Nov 25, 2025. The US

Government is tentative due to submit results to potential offerors (Notification of Advisory

Down Select) for Phase I by Dec 5, 2025 .

Question Attachment 1, Section L-

009 (b) and M-008, Phase I - Advisory Down

Select pages 3 and 19

Can the Government confirm that Volume II should be included with the Phase I submission?

No, See answer to Question 1.

Attachment 1, Section L-

009 (b) and M-008, Phase I - Advisory Down

Select pages 3 and 19

Since it is possible that there will be additional SFs included in Phase II, can the Government indicate whether Volume I should be submitted with Phase

I?

No, See answer to Question 1.

Attachment 1, Section L-

009 (b) and M-008, Phase I - Advisory Down

Select pages 3 and 19

Is volume III intended to be placed under Phase II?

The volume III pricing for this initiative, including the completion of Attachment 3, is highly dependent upon the defined Technical Levels of

Effort for staffing, PMO structures, Local Estimates, and other critical variables. As such, it is not practical for Offerors to submit completed pricing nearly a month prior to the technical submission.

The solicitation does not explicitly state whether No, See answer to Question 1.

Sections L and M, L-010, (d), (1) Tab A

9 Please clarify the sentence, "An certification/confirmation from the 8(a)."

Since this Request for Proposal (RFP) has been set aside for 8(a) businesses only, offerors must submit their active SBA-certified 8(a) Business

Development Program participant to confirm their current business status to ghe USG.

Sections L and M, L-004 p. 1 L-004 states that, “Communications concerning the solicitation: Communication concerning this solicitation with any other contractor support personnel, is prohibited unless specifically authorized elsewhere herein.” Can the government confirm that “contractor support personnel” does not refer to incumbent third-party contractor personnel and the incumbent third-party contractor personnel are not barred from

For this RFP, L-004 COMMUNICATIONS

CONCERNING THE SOLICITATION, the contracting officer is the only person authorized for communiations/exchanges;

unless an amendment is issued to expand the list of authorized individuals.