Q A Amendment 1.docx

Amendment 1 Q&A Question 1: I am hoping to find out if the subject effort is a new requirement or a follow-on to an existing contract? If the latter, can I please find out the incumbent contractor's name and contract number? I appreciate your time and help.

Answer: This is an existing requirement. The previous contract is:

36C10X18P0194 ICF Incorporated, L.L.C.

9300 Lee Hwy Fairfax, VA 22031

Question 2: Will the SF 1449, Response Cover Page, Response Table of Contents, and Response Reps & Certs be counted in the 10-page limit?

Answer: No, the 1449, cover page, table of contents, and reps and certs will not be counted in the 10 page limit.

Question 3:

SF 1449, Blocks 21, 22, 23, 24, and 26; and B.3 Price/Cost Schedule Item Information

It appears that the information requested in B.3 Price/Cost Schedule Item information is the same as Blocks 21-24 and 26 of the SF 1449.

Does the Government want us to complete both the SF 1449 and the B.3 table or just complete the SF 1449? If both, will the B.3 table be counted in the 10-page limit?

Answer: Pricing needs to be entered on the two attachments, one for the base IDIQ and the second one for the sample task order. Pricing does not need entered on the 1449. B.3 Price/Cost schedule is there to signify the max of the IDIQ contract.

Question: In your email you mentioned that our “firm has been approved to offer the required training and you are eligible to provide a proposal”. While ICF is approved to offer the required training and have delivered 5 cohorts to the VA in the past, we are not eligible to prime due to the SB set-aside status. Given that only a limited number of companies are approved to deliver this program, would you consider removing the SB set-aside?

Answer: Section E, Paragraph B answers this question. The solicitation is being done on a cascade basis, if an award cannot be made to a small business, large business proposals will be considered.

Question: Because travel is involved for in-person classroom sessions, the price will be slightly higher than for virtual classroom sessions. In Attachment 2, is there a way you would like us to reflect this difference in price?

Answer: Travel must be submitted in accordance with FTR regulations as stated in the RFP. In the event a task order requires travel, it will be included on a cost reimbursement basis in accordance with FTR regulations.

Question: In Attachment 2, the pricing is broken out by contract year. How many cohorts are anticipated per contract year?

Answer: This is an IDIQ contract and the number of cohorts per year is not fixed. At this time, the Government anticipates one cohort per year; but that may change. The Attachment 2 pricing is per individual cohort for each Period of Performance. Each Task Order PWS will identify the specifics of the number of cohorts needed and when they are expected to be performed.

Question: For the TO pricing (Attachment 3), should we assume virtual classroom sessions or in-person classroom sessions?

Answer: Paragraph 7 of the TO PWS, Attachment 1, answers this question.

Question: In both Attachment 2 and Attachment 3 (assuming the TO pricing is for in-person classroom sessions), where should pricing information for travel be placed?

Answer: Please see revised attachment 2 for pricing.

Question:

Attachment 2 Base IDIQ Pricing and Attachment 3 Sample Task Order Pricing

Will these two attachments be counted in the 10-page limit?

Answer: The IDIQ Pricing and Sample Task Order Pricing will not be included in the 10-page limit.

Question:

11.1 Position/Task Risk Designation Level(s)

The Position Sensitivity and Background Investigation Requirements by Task table indicates a Task Number 8.3.

We could not locate Task 8.3 is the PWS or Attachments. If this is not a typo, please provide this task and its deliverables as soon as possible.

Answer: See revised RFP.