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This document is a compilation of questions and answers for a federal solicitation for an Independent Medical Exam contract. The solicitation covers medical examination and administrative services, with questions addressing pricing details for various medical procedures including return to duty evaluations, post-refractive surgery evaluations, medical condition reporting, and overseas travel immunizations. Key points include clarifications on pricing line items for miscellaneous and other direct costs, requirements for maintaining hard copy medical records, and the need to forward separated employees' files to the Federal Records Center in Lenexa, Kansas. The government provided responses to most questions, often directing bidders to refer to specific attachments or sections of the solicitation document, and in some cases agreeing to remove certain contractual clauses that were deemed unnecessary for the scope of work.
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Solicitation Document Name Document Section (Name or number) Page Number Question
Independent Medical Exam
Solicitation Main Document PART I Line Item Table and Section IV – Performance Work Statement, 4.11 Return to Duty
Pages 3 and 39 Please advise where the identified items in 4.11 should be included in pricing Part 1. See attachment 1
Solicitation Main Document PART I Line Item Table and Section IV – Performance Work Statement, 4.12 Post-Refractive Surgery Evaluation
Pages 3 and 39/40 Please advise where the identified items in 4.12 should be included in pricing Part 1. See attachment 1
Solicitation Main Document PART I Line Item Table and Section IV – Performance Work Statement, 4.13 Report of Medical and Psychological Conditions, Medications, Narcotics, Benzodiazepines, and Anti-Coagulants
Pages 3 and 40 Please advise where the identified items in 4.13 should be included in pricing Part 1. See attachment 1
Solicitation Main Document PART I Line Item Table #s: 0007, 1007, 2007, 3007, 4007
Pages 3, 4, 5, 6 Will the government please provide guidance as to what is considered “miscellaneous” and how pricing should be determined for these entries? See attachment 1
Solicitation Main Document PART I Line Item Table #s: 0009, 1009, 2009, 3009, 4009
Pages 3, 4, 5, 6 Will the government provide guidance as to what is considered as “other direct costs” and how pricing should be determined for these entries? See attachment
Solicitation Main Document PART I Line Item Table and Section IV – Performance Work Statement, IV – Performance Work Statement, section
3.2 Central Administration of Records, section (c)
Pages 3 and 30 3.2 states "…the contractor shall forward all files of separated employees to the Federal Records Center (RFC) in Lenexa, Kansas." Will the government please advise where labor and shipping costs associated with this activity should be priced in Part 1? Will the Government issue separate task order(s) for this requirement?’ No separate task order. Costs billed under CLIN X009, ODC. See attachment 1
Solicitation Main Document PART I Line Item Table and Section IV – Performance Work Statement, 4.14 Hepatitis B and Overseas Travel Immunizations
Pages 3 and 40/41 4.14 states “Hepatitis B and Overseas Travel Immunizations has medically indicated, optional and/or repeatable exam items.” Please advise where the identified items should be included in pricing Part 1. See attachment 1
Solicitation Main Document PART I Line Item Table and Section IV – Performance Work Statement, 4.14 Hepatitis B and Overseas Travel Immunizations
Pages 3 and 40/41 4.14 requests the contractor to perform medical examinations related to State Department clearance prior to departure. Will the government advise what medical examination and respective exam components are required? See attachment 1
Solicitation Main Document Section V – Reports and Online Tracking System, section (a), Status of Pre- Placement Examination, bullet 15 “Remarks”
Page 43 Will the government please clarify what information should be included as "remarks"? TBD, catch-all for any other info not otherwise specified.
Solicitation Main Document Section IV – Performance Work Statement, 3.2 Central Administration and Records
Page 30 This section requires the Contractor to maintain and store hard copy applicant/incumbent examination/medical records. Will the government consider electronic records as an alternative and removing the requirement to store hard copies? Electronic medical records may be used in the future, however the requirement to maintain and store hard copies is still in effect for now.
Solicitation Main Document Section V – Provisions and Clauses, 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (APR 1984)
Page 51 Funds are not presently available for this contract. When does the government anticipate funding becoming available for this program? Funding is available
Solicitation Main Document Section V – Provisions and Clauses, FAR 52.219-16 Liquidated Damages- Subcontracting Plan
Page 84 Clause is marked as applicable; however, a Small Business Subcontracting Plan is not. Will the government remove this clause to align with the requirements?
Subcontracting Plan is required-please refer to Instructions to Offerors
Solicitation Main Document Section V – Provisions and Clauses, FAR 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020)
Page 85 Applies only to contracts that were reserved for any of the small business concerns identified at 19.000(a)(3). Will the government please remove this clause? Removed
Solicitation Main Document Section V – Provisions and Clauses, FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA- Designated Items.
Page 86 Due to the scope of this contract, the opportunity to utilize products that are or can be made with recovered materials is low. Will the government consider removing this clause? Removed
Solicitation Main Document Section V – Provisions and Clauses, FAR 52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (DEVIATION
Page 94 The scope of work does not involve the procurement or use of significant USDA-designated biobased products as defined under 7 CFR part 3201. Given that the clause is prescribed under FAR 23.109(c)(2) only when such products are expected to be used, would the Government consider removing this clause to Removed
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