Questions and Answers for MedTel Services.docx

Questions and Answers Solicitation No: 36C24720Q0457

1. Can the Government please provide Incumbent contract number, Incumbent Name and Incumbent Contract value, if they're at liberty to provide? NA. Not under a current or previous contract.

1. Can the Government please confirm if there is any security clearance requirements for the contract? Must have a Business Associate Agreement with VHA for collection of clinical data Can the Government please provide the labor categories to perform the contract? RN’s that are FIM certified Functional Independence Measure (FIM).

1. Can the Government please provide the incumbent staff abor category and number of personnel working on this contract? NA

1. Can the Government please provide number of Full time Equivalents (FTE’S) required to perform for this Contract? That would be up to the vendor to assess this need.

1. Can the Government please specify if resumes are required at the proposal submission stage along with the proposal? if required can you specify for which positions, resume are required? No, vendor would hire qualified staff.

1. Can the Government please specify if Letters of Commitment are required. If yes, can you confirm for which positions are signed LOC required to be submitted during the proposal submission stage? Yes. All positions.

1. Can the Government please provide the current total contract life cycle value? Base + 4 option years

1. Can the Government please confirm the estimated date of award for this project? June 1st

1. Can the Government please provide if this contract is subjected to Service Contract Act, if yes, can you provide wage determination number? Yes. Wage 15-4465

1. Can the Government please confirm if there is a page limitation for Resumes? If yes, can you confirm such page limitation for resumes us number? NA

1. Can the Government please provide the average number of calls made for clinical data collection for this contract? 140 discharged patients

1. Can you tell me who the current contractor is? NA

1. Can you tell me what the most current task order dollar amount was for one year NA

1. Will the VA provide the questions asked? FIM is a standardized assessment, however quality of life questions, if the vendor does not already have, can be reviewed.

1. Will the contractor provide the telephones and software, or will we use VA equipment – No, telephones will be supplied by vendor. Vendor will have software for data collection, tracking, trending and supplying quarterly report.

1. The SOW states "Contractor shall have a current National Association Information Destruction Certificate (NAID)." Is it possible to have a locked shredder cart and use a third party local shredding company to complete this requirement. No.

1. It states it will be done at 1 Freedom Way. Is this a requirement or can we use our own call center? Use Vendor site only

1. Is the Government willing to consider having the calling done from a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) vendor location (which is not a VA facility) that is already doing very similar data collection by telephone for Veterans who are undergoing treatment at VA facilities, under a separate Department of Veterans Affairs contract which requires similar Background Checks and Information Security policies? Needs to be done at Vendor location. Would need to have Business Associate Agreement for clinical data collection with VHA.