Answers to Questions Posed - 19B04923Q0088.docx

Q&A for solicitation 19B04923Q0088

1. Will contractor employees performing administrative duties be working on the Embassy premises, or at other locations besides the Embassy premises?

A hybrid work schedule is required. The contractor employees will be working both on the Embassy premised and performing remote work from home.

2. Will the Embassy consider changing this contract from firm-fixed price, to firm-fixed price level-of-effort? In other words, instead of allowing offerors to provide unspecified services on a single monthly charge (current solicitation format), the Embassy price asks for pricing on hourly basis. The Embassy thus pays only for actual hours worked by contractor employees instead of paying a monthly single lump-sum for indefinite, unspecified services.

NO. Any requirements outside of the SOW of the solicitation will be handled via separate appropriate procurement mechanisms.

3. Will there be any (off-site) remote work permitted for tasks outside of the Embassy proper (for example, Financial Assistance, Budget, and Accounting Services performed at the contractor’s office location in Minsk)?

YES

4. What are the required minimum qualifications and experience of personnel required for administrative categories (i.e., education, experience, and/or language competency scores)?

The solicitation package outlines the requirements for each service.

5. How may full-time people will be required for Analytical Program Services?

2 FTE are required

6. How may full-time people will be required for Financial Assistance, Budget, and Accounting Services?

1 FTE is required

7. How may full-time people will be required for Management Administrative Services?

2 FTE are required

8. Does the Embassy have any current or former employees with the necessary competence and experience, whom the Embassy wishes to recommend upon contract award?

There is an existing contract for the subject services. As with any solicitation to renew an existing contract, offerors may be able to retain previous contractor employees. That negotiation is between the offeror and the current contract holder and their employees.