MACPAC IDIQ QandA 6082020.pdf

MACPAC INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ)

CONTRACT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, NOTICE ID 202001

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Question # Bidder Question MACPAC Response

Can you kindly send me the MACPAC standard terms and conditions that would apply to a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization?

Terms and conditions will be posted on beta.sam.gov by June 24, 2020.

In response to your RFP for short and long-term studies and analyses on topics relating to Medicaid and CHIP, the RFP states NAICS 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, but open to all sources. Can you confirm that you will accept proposals from other NAICS such as 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services?

Yes, MACPAC will accept proposals from all sources.

In reviewing the RFP attached and in the subject header, we are requesting a copy of the Terms and Conditions from MACPAC associated with this RFP.

Terms and conditions will be posted on beta.sam.gov by June 24, 2020.

The first paragraph on p. 21 of the Request for Proposals requires that the business proposal contain “the general proposed cost for completing the hypothetical project discussed in Section 5 of the offeror's technical proposal.” Section 5 of the RFP does not discuss a hypothetical project. Similarly, the section on evaluation factors for award listed in Appendix B makes no mention of the hypothetical project.

Would MACPAC please clarify whether submissions should include a hypothetical project, and, if so, please provide the requirements for that project?

Submissions should not include a hypothetical project. On June 8, 2020 we posted a revised version of the IDIQ Request for Proposals to remove references to a hypothetical project.

Section 1, 1.3.1 states that the offeror shall propose fully-loaded hourly rates for all personnel potentially assigned to tasks under this contract and that the offeror may use sample labor categories provided. Please confirm that the offeror does not need to propose rates for all sample labor categories.

Correct. The offeror does not need to propose rates for all sample labor categories.

Section 2, Attachment A, 3.b.3.ix calls for a summary of qualifications for the project manager. Please confirm that a summary of the project director is needed here, as well.

In the RFP language, we make a distinction between an IDIQ project manager who oversees all tasks under the IDIQ and a project director on a specific project. In the section you referenced in 3.b.3.ix, we are referring to the IDIQ project manager.

As described in Section 2, Attachment A, 3.b.4 & 5, the offeror must submit separate qualifications for each project type of interest. It is possible that key personnel and past performance qualifications span project types. Would it be acceptable to MACPAC to repeat personnel and past performance qualifications across project type responses, where appropriate? Also, where is MACPAC expecting to see the offeror’s general organization description?

Yes, it is acceptable to repeat personnel and past performance. The offeror can include general background on their organization in Section 2, Attachment A, 3.b.5.i.

Section 2, Attachment A, 4.a & c references a hypothetical project and the need for cost estimates. Is a description of the hypothetical project available?

Submissions should not include a hypothetical project. On June 8, 2020 we posted a revised version of the IDIQ Request for Proposals to remove references to a hypothetical project.

Hello! I am new to federal contracting and wonder if you can please advise me how to obtain a list of the incumbents and copies of their contracts, with pricing, for the last

MACPAC IDIQ?

MACPAC is able to share the list of incumbent vendors but cannot share copies of their contracts. Here is the list of vendors:

Acumen (Medric)

ARC

Bailit Health Purchasing, LLC Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

Burns and Associates Dobson Davanzo George Washington University Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State University Research Foundation Health Management Associates IMPAQ International LLC John Snow, Inc.

Mathematica Policy Research Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine Myers and Stauffer LC

NASHP

NORC

RTI

SHADAC

SSS

IBM Watson/Truven Health Analytics Inc.

Urban Institute

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