PSHBS RFP Questions and Answers_Revised.xlsx
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- Postal Service Health Benefits System (PSHBS)
- Solicitation number
- 24322623R0004
- Issued by
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Office of Personnel Management
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This document contains questions and answers regarding solicitation number 24322623R0004 for a Postal Service Health Benefits System (PSHBS) contract opportunity. The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a contractor to develop and deliver a scalable PSHBS using flexible technology that can potentially service over 8 million federal employees, annuitants, and family members enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. The contractor will provide a comprehensive suite of IT services and solutions including software development, a customer support center, documentation, operations, deployment, cybersecurity, training, commercial off-the-shelf product management, technology refresh, data and information services, and business analysis for IT programs. The initial user base includes approximately 1.7 million United States Postal Service enrollees.
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RFP Questions and Answers
| Solicitation Document | Page / Paragraph | Requirement / Portion | Questions/Concerns/Comments | Government's Response | Government's Revised Response | |
| Attachment 1: Instructions to Offerors and Attachment 11: Proposal Checklist Attachment | Page 4 of 20 for Attachment 1 and Page 3 of 5 for Attachment 11 | Attachment 1: Volume 1 - Factor 1: Corporate Capability and Experience says maximum 8 pages | ||||
| Attachment 11: Volume 2 - Phase One says 10 pages or less | Which of the page counts is correct? | The correct page count for Factor 1: Corporate Capability is eight (8). Attachment 11 has been updated. | The Government's original response addressed the discrepancy between attachments 1 and 11 of the original solicitation. However, the page count for Factor 1 has been increased to 12, which is reflected in amendment 2. | |||
| Attachment 7 | Page 25, 52.212-5 | Applicable FAR Clauses under (b) and (c) where the Contracting officer checks as appropriate | a) Can the agency please confirm which clauses will be applicable for this effort? |
b) Does the Government intend to include FAR 52.222-55, which (currently) requires a $16.20/hour minimum wage?
c) If 'yes' in (b), what escalation factor should offerors use in anticipation of the automatic annual increases (determined by DOL each September)? Please see attachment 7 for all applicable clauses. Clause 52.222-55 is not applicable. The Service Contract Act is not applicable. Please see attachment 7 for all applicable clauses. The Service Contract Act and Federal Minimum Wage is not applicable to the PSHBS task order. However, it may be applicable to the CSC task order once executed. The Government has included all applicable clauses, in particular, provision 52.222-52 has been included for Offerors to certify whether they are exempt from the service contract labor standards.
Regarding the escalation factor, 52.222-55(b)(2) in part states: The Contractor shall adjust the minimum wage paid, if necessary, beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, to meet the applicable annual E.O. minimum wage. The Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (the Administrator) will publish annual determinations in the Federal Register no later than 90 days before the effective date of the new E.O. minimum wage rate. Additionally, 52.222-55(3)(i) in part states: The Contractor may request a price adjustment only after the effective date of the new annual E.O. minimum wage determination.
Overall N/A N/A Does the PSHB contract require Dept. of Labor SCA compliance along with compliance of President Biden's EO on minimum wage? No, the Service Contract Act is not applicable. The Service Contract Act and Federal Minimum Wage is not applicable to the PSHBS task order. However, it may be applicable to the CSC task order once executed. The Government has included all applicable clauses, in particular, clause 52.222-52 has been included for Offerors to certify whether they are expempt from the service contract labor standards.
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