Questions_and_Answer_2031ZA25Q00228-A.pdf

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

RFQ # 2031ZA25Q00228-A

1. Is this a new requirement or a follow-on contract? This is a New Contract.

2. If this is a follow-on contract, who is the incumbent? There is no incumbent. Market Research for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Acquisition history can be found BEP acquisition history can be found on websites such as FPDS.gov.

3. Can you expound on the expectations from the Government regarding the following:

a. Item 1: Federal Acquisition Regulations Reference Tools: Can you provide a list of tools you expect vendors to provide? The requirements are listed in the RFQ under Section III: Technical Requirements /Outcomes. The Bureau of Engraving intends to purchase an Online Subscription that meets the requirements in this section.

b. Item 2: Searchable documents library: Will this library house documents from the BEP or is the expectation that this contractor will provide historical documents from previous acquisitions? No. The library of acquisition documents will not contain Agency-only acquisition documents. Request a sample list of the type of documents that will be housed in the portal. Document examples shall include Standard Forms (SF) from the FAR (such as SF30,1449) and templates for common acquisition tasks (such as Source Selection) for various phases of acquisitions from Pre-Solicitation to Modifications/Close-Out.

c. Item 3: AI Tools for Acquisition Professionals: What is the intent of the AI tool? AI tools can be very broad these days, if the intent is to for the tool to answer questions, or verify documents for compliance, please state that. AI Tools shall provide the following but not limited to:

i. User real-time Q&A resulting in:

a. Clear, actionable guidance

b. Citations

c. Providing specific language for given situations and templates.

d. Interpretation of FAR that is tied to user input of circumstances.

ii. Search feature capabilities which resulting in but not limited to: FAR citations, articles, case studies, protest decisions, etc.

iii. Guidance of applicability of clauses for solicitations and awards and required forms.

iv. Chatbot type usage for summarizing information in given areas and gathering insights related to acquisition steps.

v. CLP earnings capabilities.

4. The following clauses/provisions appearing anywhere in this RFQ are not applicable and will not be applied to any anticipated award resulting from this RFQ

2031ZA25Q00228(A):

• DTAR 1052.228-70, Insurance Requirements (APR 2015).

• 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2025)

• 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter67).

• 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price

Adjustment

• And other clauses/provisions found to be inapplicable will not be applied to this

RFQ or any award resulting from this RFQ.

5. Please confirm that this solicitation is for the purchase of a commercial product or service. Yes, this is a commercial product or service.

6. In reviewing the Instructions (page 5) and again in the Evaluation Criteria (page 6), the RFQ indicates that oƯerors are to address to separate factors: Factor 1: Price and Factor 2:

Technical. Please advise whether both factors can be addressed in one single document or whether they should be provided as two separate documents. Please clarify. Factor 1 and Factor 2 shall be two (2) separate documents. Reps and Certs is not required to accompany oƯers.

7. In the event that the Technical and Price should be submitted as separate documents, please also identify which document the completed Reps and Certs should be submitted

in. In section, “Instructions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEPT 2023), General Instructions #2”, it states that oƯerors must have an active SAM registration to be eligible for award; however, oƯerors are not required to provide their Reps and Certs with responses to this RFQ.