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This document contains questions and answers regarding a solicitation for writing support services for the National Center for PTSD Annual Report. The incumbent contractor is Aptive Resources, LLC under contract number GS-07F-281BA task order 36C24120F027. The solicitation will be issued on or around August 26, 2021 as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside with a performance period to commence in mid-September 2021. Offerors must be verified and registered at va.gov/osdbu and sam.gov by the extended due date of September 8, 2021 at 12:00 PM EST. The selected contractor will develop an introductory story of approximately 3,000 words based on an outline provided by the National Center for PTSD leadership. The report is typically published in March and will not require printing but referencing electronic publication.
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| Section | Page | Question | Response |
| N/A | N/A | Is a new requirement, or if there is a current or previous contractor who has performed similar services? If available, can you please send along the incumbent contract or task order number? | Contract #: GS-07F-281BA TO #: 36C24120F027; Aptive Resources, LLC |
| N/A | N/A | Is there an existing contract for this work? If yes, who is the incumbent and what is the contract number? | Contract #: GS-07F-281BA TO #: 36C24120F027; Aptive Resources, LLC |
| N/A | N/A | When is the government looking to publish the annual report each year? | March |
| N/A | N/A | When is this RFQ due? The solicitation mentions questions are due on 8/9 and quotes are due 8/18. | The due date has been extended to: 9/8/2021 by 12:00 PM EST |
| N/A | N/A | Questions on Due Date & Extension | The due date has been extended to: 9/8/2021 by 12:00 PM EST |
| N/A | N/A | Did the prior year contract for the annual report have a requirement for drafting written content or was all written content provided by NCPTSD? If there was a requirement for drafting written content, was the scope of work similar to the work described in this RFQ? | The prior year contract did not have a requrirment for drafting written content - NCPTSD provided all written content. |
| N/A | N/A | When is the National Center for PTSD Annual Report typically published each year? | March |
| N/A | Pg 4 | RFQ page 4 states that “The contractor will develop a draft introductory story for the 2021 Annual report, approximately three thousand words, based on an outline provided by NCPTSD leadership.” Can NCPTSD clarify how much detail will be contained within the outline for the story? | The outline will provide a moderate level of detail. Topic headings will be provided for each paragraph, along with sub-topics and examples where appropriate. Additional detail will be provided as needed if requested by the contractor. |
| N/A | N/A | Is there an incumbent for this work? If so, could the government kindly provide the contractor and the contract number? | Contract #: GS-07F-281BA TO #: 36C24120F027; Aptive Resources, LLC |
| N/A | N/A | Sam.gov still listed this procurement (Solicitation #: 36C24121Q0818) as a Pre-solicitation opportunity. Can the government confirm when Offerors should expect this solicitation to be final? And that the due date indicated remains at 09-06-2021? | Yes, this is a final solicitation has been extended to 9/8/2021 by 12:00 PM EST. |
| E.3 52.212-2 Evaluation | 19, 26 | Is there a page limit for the technical response volume? | Response instructions and evaluation factors are in Section E of the solicitation |
| E.3 52.212-2 Evaluation | 19, 26 | Is there a page limit for the past performance response volume? | Response instructions and evaluation factors are in Section E of the solicitation |
| E.3 52.212-2 Evaluation | 19, 26 | Can the government confirm if there are specific formatting requirements for the response volumes? | Response instructions and evaluation factors are in Section E of the solicitation |
| E.3 52.212-2 Evaluation | 19, 26 | Are CPARS/past performance questionnaires required for this solicitation? | PPQ's are not required, CPARS my be used in the evaluation of responses |
| Objective | 4 | The government states there will be “no hard copy prints” but later references reviewing final version “before it goes to print.” Can the government confirm the annual report will not be printed? | Confirming - "going to print" refers to electronic printing of the PDF. |
| Objective | 4 | Does the government anticipate including heavy amounts of data in the report (represented by tables and graphs), and is the contractor expected to design these tables or are they provided by NCPTSD? | Heavy amounts of data are not anticipated - tables and graphs will be provided by NCPTSD. Minimal reformatting of tables or graphs may be needed. |
| Objective | 4 | Will the government provide all photos for the annual report, or will the contractor also be expected to provide stock images to supplement the imagery? | NCPTSD will provide most photos for the annual report, but the contractor may be expected to provide stock images - fewer than 10 stock images may be needed for the annual report. |
| N/A | N/A | Can the government confirm that offers are due on Labor Day (09/06/2021)? | Offers are now due on 9/8/2021 by 12:00 PM EST. |
| N/A | N/A | Would the government consider an extension to 4pm EDT on 09/07/2021? | Offers are now due on 9/8/2021 by 12:00 PM EST. |
| B.1.3 Invoices | 3 | How will invoices be processed? | Through the VA Financial Service Center: http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp |
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