Q and A Round 1 19AQMM26R0279 8-07-2026.docx

19AQMM26R0279

Questions/Answers August 7, 2026

Some clarifications involving past performance surveys

1. Past performance surveys must be sent for four separate contracts

1. You can email me the past performance surveys at Cameroncr@state.gov when you submit your proposal OR the references filling out the surveys for your company can email me the surveys directly

1. All past performance surveys mut be completely completed including all numeric scores/comments. Those surveys that are not complete could affect your overall rating, possibly affecting your chance at receiving an award.

11.6 VOLUME II ENTITLED; “PAST PERFORMANCE”

1. This technical factor shall evaluate:

(a) The Government will evaluate the offers past performance, of four separate contracts that are comparable in providing labor support, as an indicator of an offeror’s ability to perform this contract. The contractor shall inform as to the magnitude and scope of the efforts of the contract.

(b) The Government will evaluate the information obtained relative to the past experience and performance of the offeror and significant subcontractors or affiliates, if any. This evaluation may be used both for determining responsibility and for qualitative evaluation purposes. In conducting the evaluation of proposals, the Government reserves the right to utilize all evaluation information available at the time of evaluation, whether provided by the offeror in its proposal or obtained from other sources.

(c) For example, the Government may rely on information contained in its own records (such as Government audit agencies),information made available through commercial sources (such as Dunn and Bradstreet reports).

(1) In assessing past performance risk, the government will employ several approaches including:

(i) Reviewing the present and past performance information volume required.

(ii) Seeking present and past performance information through the use of simplified questionnaires; as well as

(iii) Using data independently obtained from other government and commercial sources. To name a few

(2) The purpose of the evaluation will be to identify and review relevant present and past performance, and then make an overall risk assessment of the offeror's ability to perform this effort.

(3) The past performance review process will result in an overall risk rating of low, moderate, high or not applicable. This risk assessment represents the government evaluation team's judgment of the probability of an offeror’s successfully accomplishing the proposed effort based on the offeror's based as demonstrated present and past performance.

(d) The Offeror shall request that its past performance references complete the questionnaire, Attachment B, Past Performance Survey, and return it to the Offeror for inclusion in its proposal. If a particular past performance reference prefers not to send this information through the Offeror, that reference may e-mail the completed Past Performance Survey form directly to the Department of State contact CameronCR@state.gov