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Intern Recruitment Support Services
Questions &Answers
| # |
| Question |
| Response |
| Change to RFQ? |
| Description of Change |
| 1 |
| Is there an expectation for our pricing include any transportation stipends, metro/subway cards, parking passes for students? |
| Offerors should propose a fully loaded competitive price per intern, which will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness. The Offeror has the sole responsibility of determining what to include in pricing. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 2 |
| Can a Assumptions document compliment the pricing sheet? |
| Yes. However, assumptions should be accompanied with sufficient basis. |
| Yes |
| Part V – Assumptions revised to include technical and price factors. |
| 3 |
| Please confirm that DACA students are not eligible candidates. |
| Per Section 4.1 of the RFQ, the contractor shall provide interns who are U.S. Citizens. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 4 |
| Given the pricing structure is set for Associates, Undergraduates and Graduates please clarify the following: |
a. Is the contract excluding the submission of college freshman and sophomore talent?
b. Must candidates have earned Associates degree to be considered for an opportunity?
c. Please further define the Undergraduate and Graduate pricing category.
d. Is it to include those who are juniors and seniors only for Undergrad, or those who have earned a Bachelor’s degree or those who are pursuing a Masters or advanced degree or those who have earned an advanced degree?
a. No. A student who meets the requirements in Section 4.1 may be provided.
b. No. Per section 4.1 (2), Interns must be currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university.
c. Undergraduate and graduate are defined as an interns pursuing an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree, respectively, as indicated on their transcript.
d. The requirement is for recruitment of interns currently pursuing an Associate Degree, Undergraduate Degree, or Graduate Degree, regardless of student classification.
| 5 |
| Please confirm that students prior OCC experience will not be excluded from being re-submitted under this BPA’s pricing |
| Students with prior OCC experience will not be excluded from being resubmitted under each BPA call. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 6 |
| Will talent submissions require organization anonymity on resumes and unofficial transcripts? |
| Yes, submissions will require organization anonymity on résumés. Submissions are not required for the BPA. The solicitations for individual calls will include submission requirements. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 7 |
| What is the likelihood of there being opportunities in London? |
| It is unlikely. Historically, all contracted interns are selected for locations in the USA. However, London is a site location, which may have opportunities at any given time. Individual calls will include the location requirements. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 8 |
| Where it states Associates of Arts in the CLINs, does this refer only to students enrolled in two year programs at community colleges or also include undergraduates in four year programs who are classified as freshman or sophomores |
| Per section 4.1 (2), Interns must be currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university regardless of student classification This CLIN applies to interns pursuing an Associate Degree as indicated on their transcript. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 9 |
| Are there any special provisions for housing and/or transportation for intern positions in the international office of OCC? |
| No. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 10 |
| Attachment 1 -BPA Pricing Table Quote Spreadsheet - column labeled Estimated Quantity. Please explain what information is required for that column. |
| For estimated quantity, Offeror should price “One (1).” |
| Yes |
| Attachment 1 – Spreadsheet updated to include a quantity of one. |
| 11 |
| Should we include Local Transportation Subsidy Reimbursement Cost in our pricing budget, also, what is the maximum amount that is reimbursable? |
| See the response to Question #1. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 12 |
| Please advise the incumbents currently providing the services. If past history dictates only non-profit incumbents, will for-profit incumbents be considered? |
| The incumbent contractors are Inroads, Inc.; Proxtronics Dosimetry, LLC; Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities; The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars; and Vista Sciences Corporation. |
Per Section 4.1, contractors with an established internship program and process to recruit interns will be considered.
| 13 |
| Page 24, section 6.0, number 1 "Completed Attachment 1, BPA Pricing Table and total of all CLINs quoted.” |
a. Is there a requirement to fill each CLIN with one (1) or more students, or are you looking for the contractor to provide a recommended number which in some cases may be zero (0)? If zero(0) is acceptable, should the price still be incorporated?
b. Should the completed CLIN’s support the last paragraph on page 4 limiting the number of hires to 20 students? "The NDIP annually recruits approximately 20 interns from national internship organizations and places them in OCC business units nationwide. See Appendix A for a list of office locations. For internships in OCC district and field offices, NDIP interns will reside in the same geographic area as their OCC work site. NDIP interns will be recruited via Contractors under this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).”
c. Should completed CLIN’s “Price" column include include the full cost of hiring the students (i.e. all business expenses to fulfill the BPA) or just the intern costs (i.e. salary, travel and supply expenses)?
a. See the response to Question #10.
b. No. The information provided is for awareness and programmatic history only and should not be used for pricing purposes. For pricing, Offerors should propose a price for 1 intern for each category as listed on the pricing sheet.
c. See the response to Question #1.
| 14 |
| Will interns be required to apply via a government Applicant Tracking System (ATS) at any point? |
| No. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 15 |
| Page 24, section 6.0, number 4 "Each example must include the following: Contract number, Contracting officer (if applicable), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or commercial point of contact and his or her telephone number and email address, Contract tier (i.e prime or sub), Dollar value of the contract, Period of performance“ |
a. When providing corporate experience - what required fields listed above, or otherwise, need to be completed if the contractor relevant experience is as an employee (i.e. no contract number available, period of performance is greater than 3 years) vs. a contractor?
The experience of an employee may not be submitted for the Corporate Experience factor.
| 16 |
| Page 24, section 6.0, number 2 "Completed 1052.209-8001 & 1052.239-8001.” |
a. Are the expectations to include the entire text from the RFQ and fill in the blanks, or just copy and paste the section part that needs to be completed from page 42, section 11.0 (b)?
b. Are the expectations to include the entire text from the RFQ and fill in the blanks, or just copy and paste the section part that needs to be completed from page 44, section 11.0 (d), understanding that page 44, section 11.0(c) VPAT form also needs completion?
a. Yes. The response should include the entire Clause from page 42 Section 11.0. To complete the Clause, fill in the blanks.
b. Yes. The response should include the entire Clause from page 44, section 11.0 (d), understanding that page 44. To complete the Clause, fill in the blanks. In addition, section (c) of the clause requires completion and submission of a VPAT.
| 17 |
| Page 8, section 2.0 FAR 52.252-2 Clauses incorporated by reference (Feb 1988) "Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm” link errors out. Is there another page you wish to reference? |
| The following links may be used: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm or https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar. Alternatively, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) may be accessed through a search engine. |
| Yes |
| Part III, Section 2, FAR 52.252-2 – address has been updated. |
| 18 |
| Page 24, section 6.0, number 3 Completed FAR 52.204-17, 52.209-7, 52.212-3, & 52.222-22. "Offerors shall complete only paragraph (b)(2) of the provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website.” |
· Are the expectations to include the entire FAR text, or just copy and paste paragraph (b)(2) that needs to be completed?
| The response should include the entire Clauses. To complete the Clause, fill in the blanks. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 19 |
| What percentage of selected interns are assigned to OCC headquarters. |
| More interns are anticipated to be placed at the headquarters office than district offices. Based on historic information, approximately 70% of the interns have been placed at headquarters. Individual calls will include the location requirements. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 20 |
| Generally, what is the usual duration for OCC’s security clearance process relative to selected interns obtaining OCC clearances |
| The OCC security process duration is a minimum of 2 weeks. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 21 |
| Attachment 1 - BPA Pricing Table - should offerors fill in the estimated quantity? If so, please clarify what estimated quantity should be based on (i.e # of interns, # of hours, etc). |
| See the response to Question #10. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 22 |
| Please clarify what type of degrees these interns should be pursuing. Based on the OCC's mission, are you primarily interested in interns with Business Administration/Finance majors? |
| The BPA does not require specific degrees. Individual calls will include the requirements and skill sets for the interns. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 23 |
| Please provide clarification on the ESTIMATED QUANTITY column below so the contractor can determine how many interns the OCC will require for each academic level and for each session annually. |
| See the response to Question #10. |
| No |
| N/A |
| 24 |
| What type of degrees these interns should be pursuing? |
| See the response to Question #22. |
| No |
| N/A |