QA_19FS1A22Q0009.pdf

Question Government Answer

Will the Government be open to change the Key Personnel requirements (changing Myers-Briggs and OneLifeTools to preferred from required / or a delayed requirement to obtain a certification)?

No, these are firm requirements. Check the OneLifeTools.com site for newly-added dates for training courses. MBTI Certificate must be included with the BPA proposal.

For the OLT training courses, proof of enrollment can be submitted with your proposal but training must be completed before the first BPA call (offer to work in one of the upcoming sections of JSTP). See the solicitation requirements.

are three(3) references sufficient? Yes.

Do we send the cover letter(attachment 1) to our reference people and attach the past performance reference information form (attachment 1a) to them?

Yes.

Do I, the applicant, submit all pages of the announcement initialed to show proof of readership/agreement or only pages where a response is requested? Only pagesd where response is requested.

Which is the correct number of the RFQ? RFQ Number is 19FS1A22Q0009 Perhaps I missed this information in the RFQ but how do we submit our proposals - In hard copy or electronic copy and if hard copy - how many do you need? Only electronic copies will be accepted.

On page 38 there is an error in the date of submission and a reference to Eric Modrak Page 38 has been updated to reflect the correct information.

For past performance, may I use a reference from Catherine McCormick? Yes

(1) Can the contracting office create a fillable pdf for offerers to send to our past performance references to aid in electronically filling them out and emailing them to the contracts office? Or perhaps create an Attachment containing only pages 45-51 of the RFQ as part of the solicitation materials, so that we can send that to references? No.

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(1a) If either of these are not possible, is it acceptable if offerers create our own Past Performance Questionnaire, with all relevant information as in the Past Performance Questionnaire contained in Attachment 1b? The PPQ needs to have the exact content listed in 1b of this solicitation

Pg. 38 of the RFQ states the the submission deadline is June 9, 2017 at 5:00pm and that the Contracting Officer is Eric Modrak. Can you please verify that this is incorrect and what the correct information is? Page 38 has been updated to reflect the correct information.

Can I use the same 3 references for the Past Performance Reference Information Form and Questionnaire? Yes.

Because one of my references has a long-term illness and another is close to maternity leave, Is it possible, please, to submit only two references? Yes Because one of my references has a long-term illness and another is close to maternity leave, Will you accept references from more than 60 months? Yes.

The Past Performance Questionnaire requires the Contracting Point of Contact phone number.

I cannot find it in the Solicitation documents.

Can you please provide it?

The contracting point of contact would be the information from your past performance

On page 38 of the RFQ, L.1 (c), we are requested to fill out blocks 17A, 30A, 30B and 30C. I just want to verify that you DO NOT require us to fill out blocks 19-24 which including pricing

Please provide your pricing separately in volume III as requested.

In Section L 1 (b) Submission of Electronic Quotes, it states that quotes are due on June 9, 2017. Could you please provide the updated date of submission. Page 38 has been updated to reflect the correct information.

In Section L 1 [3] Print Type, it says the proposal must be Times New Roman.

However, under Section L 3.2 - Factor 2 Key Personnel Page 41) the use of of Time New Roman is listed as preferred but allows for the use of other fonts. Is this correct? Section L-3.2 Factor 2 will be updated to reflect Time New Roman as the only acceptable font.

Section FS11 (page 14) provides invoice instructions that seem to be different than the IPP system that FSI is using on other contracts. Can you verify? Section FSI1 will be removed and replace with FSI IPP instructions.

Section L.1 defines an offeror as a corporation or other entity. Does this definition preclude an individual from bidding? No.

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