36C10B21R0007 Questions and Answers 01.05.2021.pdf
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This document includes a solicitation for IT strategic communication support services and an attachment with pricing terms. The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin is seeking proposals for a one-year base period and two one-year option periods to provide proactive, synchronized, industry-leading strategic communication, marketing, and public affairs expertise to supplement the VA Office of Information and Technology's partially-staffed government team. Services will include developing and delivering communication products and services through various media and techniques to engage VA employees, business partners, oversight bodies, industry partners, and media. The solicitation number is 36C10B21R0007 and closes on January 6, 2021, with questions due by December 22, 2020. Pricing will be evaluated for fixed-price and time-and-materials rates included in Attachment A.
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| Attachment A - ITSC Price Spreadsheet (Amendment 0001) 01.07.2021.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment B - Bingo Card (Amendment 0001).docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C10B21R0007 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment A - ITSC Price Spreadsheet (Amendment 0001).xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 36C10B21R0007 0001 Amended RFP.pdf | ||
| 36C10B21R0007 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment B - Bingo Chart (Amendment 0001).docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C10B21R0007 Questions and Answers (Amendment 0001).pdf | ||
| Attachment A - ITSC Price Spreadsheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 36C10B21R0007.pdf | ||
| 36C10B21R0007_1.docx | DOCX document |
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36C10B21R0007 Technology Strategic Communications Support - ITSC – Questions 01.05.2021
Q&A period has ended. No more questions will be answered.
# Category Section # Page
Question from Industry Response from VA
107 RFP PWS
section
4.3 and
4.4
Page and
In Section 4.3 for PWS Section 5.8, Speaking Engagement Travel the table shows 1 trip.
In Section 4.4 for PWS Section
5.8 shows 3 trips, but only identifies the location for 1 trip.
1. Which is the right section for travel for PWS Section 5.8?
2. What is the right number of trips?
3. What locations are planned?
1. Both PWS section 4.3 and 4.4
2. For FFP its 1, for T&M its 3
3. In accordance with PWS section 4.4 and 4.3
East Coast
108 RFP PWS
section 5.10
Page
Does VA OIT use any tools for tracking policy as part of their Congressional support?
No
109 RFP Price Evaluation Approach
Page
The RFP states the following as Evaluation criteria for pricing:
Fixed Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices, including all options. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum.
Time and Materials: The Offeror shall provide fully loaded blended labor rates and allocate the Government-provided labor hours between the prime and any subcontractors as specified within Attachment A – ITSC Price Spreadsheet.xlsx. The total labor price will be calculated by multiplying the Offeror’s proposed fully loaded blended hourly labor
1. The Government is not requesting separate rates for the prime and subs. The Offeror is to propose one binding fully loaded blended T&M hourly labor rate for each T&M labor category listed in the Attachment A. Also, the T&M labor hours are listed in the
Attachment for evaluation purposes.
The Offeror is not to change or revise the labor hours already pre-populated in the spreadsheet.
36C10B21R0007 Technology Strategic Communications Support - ITSC – Questions 01.05.2021 rates by the corresponding estimated labor hours for each labor category specified by the
Government. The estimated labor hours are for evaluation purposes only and do not obligate the Government to award such labor hours.
1. There is no provision in
Attachment A to provide an allocation of T&M rates or labor hours between the prime and subs furthermore, this guidance is not included in the instructions tab for Attachment A for either
T&M or Fixed Price costs.
2. It is requested that
Attachment A be modified to provide a way for Vendors to provide an allocation of the T&M hours between the prime and subs as required in the Price Evaluation Approach in the RFP.
2. The offeror is to provide LOE as part of the technical volume in accordance with Section E.10 Volume I- Technical Factor, number 6. The LOE is not to be provided as part of the Price Spreadsheet, Attachment A.
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