AMENDMENT 002.docx

RFP revisions:

1. Replaced FAR 52.219-6 with 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION 2019-01).

2. Replaced, 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting with 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-01).

3. Replaced, “Offeror’s proposal shall consist of five (5) volumes for the IDIQ Contract and one (1) volume for Task Order #1” with “Offeror’s proposal shall consist of six (6) volumes for the IDIQ Contract, 1 volume for the Sample Task, and 2 volumes each for Task Orders 1 and 2.”

4. Added ATTACHMENT H --BOE-Sample Task.xlsx

5. Updated ATTACHMENT 1

6. Updated ATTACHMENT 3

7. Updated ATTACHMENT 10

8. Updated ATTACHMENT 11

9. Updated ATTACHMENT 12

10. Added Copy of Contractor Questions with Answers

11. The following sentence was removed from Part II Vol. B, Task Order 1 and Price (page 62); Vol. D, Task Order 2, Price (page 64), “Offerors are advised that labor categories and rates provided in the Offeror’s BOE shall be incorporated into and made part of the terms of the basic IDIQ contract.”

12. Replaced, “Award selection for Task Order 1 and 2 will be made using best value source selection procedures” with “Any award of Task Orders 1 & 2 will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, while using the tradeoff source selection process, with appropriate consideration given to the following two (2) evaluation factors, listed in descending order of importance. 1. Technical. 2. Price. The Technical Factor is significantly more important than the Price Factor.”

13. See updated Section D. INTRODUCTION and Section E. PROPOSAL FILES.

D. INTRODUCTION

GENERAL INFORMATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity – Central (PCAC) is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit vendors for the purpose of entering into a multiple-award IDIQ Contract. Task orders issued under the base IDIQ contracts shall be awarded on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) basis.

All Offerors are required to submit the Volumes listed in the table titled “PART I: IDIQ Basic Contract Proposal Packet” and “Part II: Task Order 1 & 2 Proposal Packet” in response to this solicitation.

The Government intends to issue multiple IDIQ contracts, reserving the right to award as few or as many contracts, as it deems necessary, to fulfill its needs under this effort.

The Government also intends to issue Task Orders 1 and 2 concurrently with its award of the base IDIQ contract(s) for this requirement. Accordingly, all Offerors shall also submit two (2) separate technical and accompanying price proposals for Task Orders 1 and 2 in accordance with the instructions provided in the section titled “PART II: Task Order 1 & 2 Proposal Packets”. Any award of Task Orders 1 & 2 will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, while using the tradeoff source selection process, with appropriate consideration given to the following two (2) evaluation factors, listed in descending order of importance. 1. Technical. 2. Price. The Technical Factor is significantly more important than the Price Factor.

To facilitate this selection process, the Government will first make its base IDIQ contract award selection(s). Once the initial base IDIQ contract award selection(s) has/have been made, the Government will proceed to separately evaluate the proposals for Task Orders 1 and 2 as submitted by the Offeror(s) initially selected to receive a base IDIQ contract award. Proposals for Task Orders 1 and 2 will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria and related instructions set forth below in the section titled “PART II: Task Order 1 & 2 Proposal Packet.” Award selection for Task Order 1 and 2 will be made using comparative analysis source selection procedures.

The Government intends to evaluate and issue award for Task Orders 1 and 2 without discussions. Therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal for each of these Task Orders should contain the Offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

Failure to include any of the Volumes required under this solicitation will result in an Offeror’s proposal being deemed incomplete, Unacceptable, and ineligible for award consideration.

COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THIS RFP: Any questions regarding this RFP should be directed to the Contract Specialist (CS) with a Carbon Copy (CC) to the Contracting Officer (CO) in writing by e-mail. The email addresses are: Sharif.Ra-El@va.gov and Matthew.Klempay@va.gov.

The due date for communications and questions concerning the RFP will be Aug 19, 2020 at 9:00AM Eastern Local Time via email to Sharif.Ra-El@va.gov and Matthew.Klempay@va.gov.

As soon as an Offeror is aware of any problems or ambiguities in interpreting the specifications, terms or conditions, instructions or evaluation criteria of this solicitation, the CS shall be immediately notified. Pertinent questions will be answered via amendment and provided to all Offerors via posting at www.fedbizopps.gov.

The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically by September 09, 2020 at 9:00AM Eastern Local Time via email to Sharif.Ra-El@va.gov and Matthew.Klempay@va.gov. The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of six (6) volumes for the IDIQ Contract, 1 volume for the Sample Task, and 2 volumes each for Task Orders 1 and 2.

NOTE: All Email Correspondence for this project must reference the Offeror’s Name, RFP Identifier, and Project Title in the subject line of the email. Any proposal received after the date and time specified above will not receive consideration for award of the IDIQ.

CONTRACTORS PREPARATION COSTS: The Contracting Officer is the only individual legally authorized to commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this procurement. The RFP does not commit the Government to pay any costs for the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this RFP.

NOTE: Any proposal received after the due date and time specified will not receive consideration for award of the IDIQ.

E. PROPOSAL FILES

Offeror’s responses shall be submitted in accordance with the following instructions:

a) Format The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Page limitations are applicable to this procurement. The Table below indicates the maximum page count (when applicable) for each volume of the Offeror’s proposal. All files will be submitted as either a Microsoft Excel (.XLS) file or an Acrobat (PDF) file or compatible as indicated in the table. Page size shall be no greater than 8 1/2" x 11". The top, bottom, left and right margins shall be a minimum of one (1) inch each. Font size shall be no smaller than 12-point. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Characters shall be set at no less than normal spacing and 100% scale. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size not less than 8-point and may be landscape. Line spacing shall be set at no less than single space. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one (1) blank line. Page numbers, company logos, and headers and footers may be within the page margins ONLY, and are not bound by the 12-point font requirement. Footnotes to text shall not be used. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror’s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific Volume instructions below. Pages in violation of these instructions, either by exceeding the margin, font or spacing restrictions or by exceeding the total page limit for a particular volume, will not be evaluated. Pages not evaluated due to violation of the margin, font or spacing restrictions will not count against the page limitations. The page count will be determined by counting the pages in the order they come up in the print layout view.

b) File Packaging All of the proposal files may be compressed (zipped) into one (1) file entitled “proposal.zip” using WinZip version 6.2 or later version or the proposal files may be submitted individually.

c) Content Requirements All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each volume submitted. The titles and page limits requirements for each file are shown in the Table below:

PART I: IDIQ Basic Contract Proposal Packet

*Multiple files for this Volume may be Titles as follows: OSubmittalCA.pdf; OsubmittalB.pdf; OSubmittalC.pdf

*Note page limitations: The cover page, table of contents, one page resume, QASP, and/or glossary of abbreviations or acronyms will not be included in the page count of the Technical Volume. However, be advised that any and all information contained within any Table of Contents and/or glossary of abbreviations or acronyms submitted with an Offeror’s proposal will not be evaluated by the Government.

PART I, VOLUME I – SUBFACTOR A, BASE IDIQ TECHNICAL RESPONSE

(Note: NO PRICE INFORMATION IS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TECHNICAL VOLUME.)

At a minimum, offerors shall propose a detailed approach that addresses the following areas of consideration:

a. Overall understanding of the scope related to the technical functional areas of the IDIQ PWS Section 5.0. Proposal shall include a complete description of the technical approach that is feasible and satisfies the PWS requirements, including details which indicate that the Offeror possesses an overall understanding of the scope and the requirements of the PWS. Proposals shall not merely restate PWS requirements. Offerors’ proposals shall address at minimum the following areas listed below:

1. Describe your approach for establishing a process, system, and repository for the management and curation of all CDS artifacts.

2. The Offeror’s proposal shall outline and demonstrate its understanding of the current issues and complexities surrounding the development and enhancement of Health Information Technology (HIT) across the areas listed in the PWS, and indicate how the Offeror will execute each of the tasks, especially in light of the VA’s plan to migrate its EHR from VistA to the Cerner platform.

3. For each of the CDS artifact types outlined in the IDIQ PWS, describe the issues associated with documenting and capturing a clinical concept using national standards. Describe your approach to applying national standards for terminology representation of data output from these cds artifacts.

b. Key Personnel- Given the complex and esoteric nature of work envisioned under this engagement, the skills and experience of proposed personnel proposed is deemed an important aspect of this effort’s performance. The Offeror’s proposal shall identify those resources it considers essential to the successful completion of the requirements of the entire CDS IDIQ Performance Work Statement (PWS).

The Offeror’s list of key personnel positions shall include, at a minimum, the Program Manager, Senior Technical Writer, Clinical Informaticist, Medical Doctor (M.D. Informaticist), Clinical Terminologist, with the last three each having at a minimum at least three years of relevant experience in creation and curation of clinical decision support artifacts. In addition, the Offeror may propose additional positions that it considers key in the performance of the requirements identified in the PWS.

For each of the key personnel identified, the Offeror shall provide résumés which detail all relevant CDS (clinical decision support) development experience, with special emphasis on development of knowledge artifacts. For each of the personnel identified, the Offeror shall detail all relevant publications, standards-development activities, co-chair experience, any other relevant working group experience, and include letters of commitment signed by the proposed personnel. In addition, the Offeror shall detail all standards-development experience that is relevant to development of CDS knowledge artifacts.

The Government highly desires that Offeror personnel proposed to support the tasks outlined in the PWS be qualified in multiple areas. The Offeror shall explicitly address qualifications, education, availability, and specific experiences that are directly related to the requirements to demonstrate to the government the likelihood of the Offeror successfully completing the deliverables outlined in the PWS.

c. Staffing Strategy: The Offeror shall provide a staffing strategy that identifies the lines of communications needed to effectively produce and manage the deliverables required by the resulting IDIQ and Task Orders. As a minimum Offeror shall include:

d. Labor Categories & Labor Category Descriptions

i. The Offeror shall propose a comprehensive list of all the labor categories necessary to perform the work identified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) in accordance with ATTACHMENT 2. At a minimum, the Offeror shall address the labor category; description to include minimum skills, qualifications, and major areas of responsibilities as it relates to the work specific in the PWS; minimum education level; degree; minimum experience requirements; and information related to substitutions. The Offeror shall also provide an explanation for the designation of labor categories relative to the approach to the performance of the work identified in the PWS.

ii. Offerors are encouraged to propose different labor categories than what is provided in the highlighted area of ATTACHMENT 9. Rows 5 thru 11 (highlighted yellow) contain sample type labor categories and descriptions. The Offeror shall ensure that all anticipated labor categories required to perform the entire range of the PWS are included and these labor categories shall serve as the minimum requirements/standards throughout the life of the contract.

e. Project Management: As the government is seeking access to nation-leading informatics expertise to help ensure the success of its future Health Information Technology (HIT), the Offeror’s project plan must clearly lay out how the Offeror intends to execute the tasks, allocate key personnel and resources, incorporate future integration of new processes, and any technology enhancements relevant to the task areas. The Offeror’s Approach shall also address managing multiple concurrent task orders, overall program administration, lines of authority, internal/external communication, and problem resolution methodologies. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned for performance within the Offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed teammates and/or subcontractors. The offeror’s approach to risk management, including the processes and methodologies for identifying, mitigating and monitoring risks, including Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) risks.

f. Risk Management: The proposal shall clearly outline the Offeror’s ability to identify and track potential problem areas and risks, provide creativity and feasibility in addressing problems if and when they arise, respond to roadblocks and issues and develop and execute corrective action plans as needed during the period of performance

g. Quality Management: The Offeror’s approach to quality control, including the offeror’s processes and methodologies for 1) providing quality project documentation; 2) providing project status; and 3) program measurements. The offeror shall submit a quality assurance surveillance plan (QASP) which will not count toward the page limits. (Reference Sample QASP, Attachment E)

h. Technical Basis of Estimate: The Offeror shall submit a Technical Basis of Estimate (TBOE) that includes the proposed labor mix and level of effort for each of the artifacts outlined in the Sample Task above. The Offeror shall explain the estimating processes and methodologies used in estimating the quantities of labor hours and the types of labor categories required for successful performance.

PART I, VOLUME II- SUBFACTOR B, SAMPLE TASK TECHNICAL RESPONSE

Offerors shall provide details regarding their proposed approach to meeting the performance requirements set out in the Sample Task PWS, ATTACHMENT 13.

Proposals shall not merely restate Sample Task requirements. At a minimum, offerors shall propose a detailed approach that addresses the following areas of consideration:

Offerors’ technical response to the Sample Task shall demonstrate their overall understanding of the scope related to creating the sample artifacts. Proposal shall include a complete description of a technical approach that is feasible and satisfies the Sample Task requirements, including details which indicate that the Offeror possesses an overall understanding of the scope and the requirements of the Sample Task. Again, proposals shall not merely restate Sample Task requirements.

In your response, describe your approach, and logic to create each of the following artifacts for the below-listed clinical scenarios as presented using the HL7 FHIR specification. Please include in your response a representative portion of the logic you would propose for each artifact, with sufficient detail to demonstrate your understanding of the issues related to each of the listed examples:

For each of the CDS artifact scenarios above, Offerors shall describe the issues associated with documenting and capturing a clinical concept using a national standard such as FHIR. Offerors shall also describe their approach to applying national standards for terminology representation of data output from these cds artifact scenarios.

Additionally, the following areas of consideration shall also be addressed:

1. Describe your approach for collecting the necessary clinical information, confirming its currency and accuracy, and modeling the content for each CDS artifact using the HL7 FHIR specification.

2. The Offeror’s proposal shall outline and demonstrate its understanding of the current issues and complexities surrounding the application of the HL7 FHIR Specification to the CDS artifacts outlined in the Sample Task, and any proposed solutions to addressing said issues.

3. The proposal shall also outline any unique capabilities/approach (if any) that would result in an artifact that would be platform agnostic and be easily consumable by the existing VistA legacy EHR system and the new Cerner platform.

PART I, VOLUME III – PAST PERFORMANCE

Offerors shall submit up to five (5) Government contracts and/or commercial contracts (prime contracts, task/delivery orders, and/or major subcontracts) in performance at any point during the five (5) years immediately prior to the proposal submission date, which are similar in nature to the solicitation work scope. The Government will make the determination of relevance (based on size, scope, and complexity of requirement) with regard to consideration of efforts that affect performance risk. Offerors may also submit past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the instant acquisition. The offerors’ proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which their performance demonstrates the likelihood of successful performance in providing requirements similar in size, scope, and complexity to this solicitation. The Government may choose to evaluate publicly available reports, and/or data from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The Government may use present and/or past performance data obtained from a variety of sources, not just those contracts identified by the offeror. Data concerning the prime contractor shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. For the purposes of this solicitation, a “major subcontractor” is defined as one providing more than 20% of the total proposed price or more than 25% of the total labor force.

Areas of relevance include all objectives addressed in the CDS Services IDIQ PWS (Section D, Attachment A). Data concerning the prime Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order.

Original document content below:

1. Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information, CAGE Code(s) and DUNS Number(s):

0. Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Codes and DUNS Numbers. If the work was performed as a Subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime Contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime Contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

0. Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

0. Government’s technical representative/CO’s Representative (COR) and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

0. Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

0. Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and BPAs, include Delivery Order Numbers also.

0. Contract Type (specific type such as Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FFP, CR, T&M, etc.)).

0. Awarded price/cost.

0. Final or projected final price/cost.

0. Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

0. Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

1. Section 2 - Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. For any contract(s)/task order(s) that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcoming(s) and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. The Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

1. Section 3 – New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above.

PART I, VOLUME IV – VETERAN’S INVOLVEMENT

Offerors are instructed to identify their socio-economic status (e.g., business size category) as well as any subcontractor teammates.

1. In accordance with VAAR 852.215-70 (b), eligible service-disabled veteran-owned offerors will receive full credit, and offerors qualifying as veteran-owned small businesses will receive partial credit for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-owned Small Business Status evaluation factor. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database. (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov).

1. In accordance with VAAR 852.215-70 (c), Non-veteran offerors proposing to use service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors will receive some consideration under this evaluation factor. Offerors must state in their proposals the names of the SDVOSBs and VOSBs with whom they intend to subcontract and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar values of the proposed subcontracts. In addition, the proposed subcontractors must be registered and verified in the VetBiz.gov VIP database (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov).

PART I, VOLUME V – PRICE

The price proposal shall consist of the following:

For this IDIQ, the offeror’s price quotation for each task identified in the attached pricing schedule (ATTACHMENT 10) will be evaluated with respect to the proposed price for each line item to determine ability to fully meet the solicitation’s requirements. The Offeror shall also submit a completed basis of estimate (BOE) for the Sample Task outlined in the section titled, “PART I, VOLUME II” above, using the template provided by the Government as “Attachment H-BOE-Sample Task.xlsx”. The BOE shall include the labor categories for each deliverable or task with sufficient detail as per the template to support their proposal for the Sample Task Order. The Offeror shall also explain the estimating processes and methodologies used in estimating the quantities of labor hours and the types of labor categories required for successful performance.

The Offeror shall fully complete the labor rate matrix located in Attachment 10 of the solicitation for each contract period. These shall be fully burdened labor rates and are considered “not to exceed” rates. During contract performance, the Offeror will be permitted to offer prices for task orders to be placed at the same or lower rates than are listed in the labor rate matrix in accordance with the task order procedures located in section 8.4 of the PWS.

Offerors are advised that labor categories and rates provided in the Offeror’s BOE shall be incorporated into and made part of the terms of the basic IDIQ contract.

It is up to the Offeror to determine which labor categories to offer that may work on any potential Task Order issued within scope and service categories of the IDIQ.

**Offerors shall include all labor categories that may work on any potential Task Order issued within scope and service categories of the IDIQ.

Offerors are advised that although each task order may specify travel the Government will not allow for the inclusion of any profit whatsoever on travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs).

PART I, VOLUME VI- (SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS

1. Copy of signed Standard Form (SF) 1449 and any SF30 Solicitation Amendments to document acknowledgement.

1. Quote Summary/Cover Sheet including:

1. Date submitted;

1. Contractor’s name

1. Contractor technical lead contact information;

1. All subcontractor(s) (as applicable) and the description of their planned subcontracting effort;

1. Reference to any unique terms or conditions, or any requests to deviate from standard PWS requirements and supporting rationale.

1. DUNS number

NOTE: Offerors are hereby advised that any Offeror-imposed terms and conditions and/or assumptions which deviate from the Government’s material terms and conditions established by the Solicitation, may render the Offeror’s proposal Unacceptable, and thus ineligible for award.

1. Certification of Understanding: The contractor shall provide a separate written document certifying that it understands the Performance Work Statement requirements, that it identified no ambiguities, and that it agrees to comply with all requirements without deviation or exception. If the Offeror does propose deviations or exceptions, or otherwise makes assumptions or adds new terms, conditions or clauses regarding this Statement of Work, the Offerors certification must explicitly state them. In the event of a conflict between the Statement of Work and the Offerors quote, the Statement of Work shall take precedence unless the Government explicitly agrees with the deviation, exception, assumption, term, condition or clause in the resulting order document. The Offeror is cautioned that deviations, exceptions, assumptions or new terms, conditions, or clauses may result in a determination of quote unacceptability, may preclude award to a contractor if award is made without discussions, or may otherwise affect a contractor’s competitive standing.

1. Certificate of Organizational Conflict of Interest: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.5 and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.209-70, the Offeror shall provide a statement with its offer which describes, in a concise manner, all relevant facts concerning any past, present, or currently planned interest (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise) or actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest relating to the services to be provided under this solicitation. The Offeror shall also provide statements with its offer containing the same information for any consultants and subcontractors identified in its proposal and which will provide services under the solicitation. The Offeror may also provide relevant facts that show how its organizational and/or management system or other actions would avoid or mitigate any actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest.

1. Solicitation Provisions: Completed copies of FAR 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (APR 2010) and FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (APR 2010).

1. Service Contract Labor Standards Act Applicability: Offerors shall state if the Service Contract Labor Standards Act (SCLSA) may be applicable to the labor categories necessary to perform the work encompassed in the PWS. If the SCLSA applies, Offerors shall submit a wage determination by the Department of Labor. This wage determination can be obtained through http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx. If the SCLSA is not applicable, Offerors shall state that the SCLSA does not apply.

1. Vets 4212 Compliance

1. Signed letters of commitment

PART II: Task Order 1 & 2 Proposal Packet

FOR TASK ORDER #1 –

PART II VOLUME A, TECHNICAL FACTOR, TASK ORDER 1:

The technical evaluation process will consider the following respective evaluation criteria:

a. Understanding of the Problem – The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which it demonstrates a clear understanding of all features involved in solving the problems and meeting the requirements presented in the solicitation and the extent to which uncertainties are identified and resolutions proposed.

b. Feasibility of Approach – The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the proposed approach is workable and the end results achievable. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the level of confidence provided the Government with respect to the offeror's methods and approach in successfully meeting the requirements in a timely manner.

c. Completeness – The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the Offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the solicitation. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in accordance with the proposal submission instructions of the solicitation. Offerors are cautioned that proposals which merely restate the requirement or state that the requirement will be met, without providing supporting rationale may result in an “unacceptable” rating.

(Note: NO PRICE INFORMATION IS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TECHNICAL VOLUME.)

At a minimum, offerors shall propose a detailed approach that addresses the following areas of consideration under Task Order 1:

Offerors shall describe how they would intend to carry out an environmental scan, the nature and types of resources (including human resources) and information they would utilize as part of the scan, and the types and categories of information that they would collect during the scan. In addition, the Contractor shall outline any key issues related to executing an environmental scan of CDS Evaluation Tools that would impact the VA’s unique environment that it feels should be included in the scan in order to be comprehensive.

PART II VOLUME B, TASK ORDER 1, PRICE:

For Task Order #1, the Offeror shall submit pricing for all Contract Line Items identified in ATTACHMENT 11.

The Government will evaluate proposed prices by adding the Offeror’s total proposed price for the base year and all periods. In addition, when FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services applies to this solicitation. As such, evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-8 will also include using the prices offered for the last ordering period to determine the price for an additional 6-month option period in the event an extension is issued under FAR 52.217-8. The Offeror’s proposed total base year price, total ordering period prices, and the additional 6-month option period price will then be added together to arrive at the Offeror’s Total Evaluated Price. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum.

The Offeror shall also complete a Basis of Estimate (BOE) with sufficient detail to support their proposal for Task Order 1. The Offeror shall explain the estimating processes and methodologies used in estimating the quantities of labor hours and the types of labor categories required for successful performance. This BOE shall be included as a separate tab within the Pricing Volume using the template provided by the Government within Attachment 11. The Offeror shall also explain the estimating processes and methodologies used in estimating the quantities of labor hours and the types of labor categories required for successful performance.

The Government will not be conducting price realism analysis on submitted proposals.

It is up to the Offeror to determine which labor categories to offer, and in what quantities are needed to support the Offeror’s proposed solution.

FOR TASK ORDER #2 –

PART II VOLUME C, TECHNICAL FACTOR, TASK ORDER 2:

The technical evaluation process will consider the following respective evaluation criteria:

a. Understanding of the Problem – The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which it demonstrates a clear understanding of all features involved in solving the problems and meeting the requirements presented in the solicitation and the extent to which uncertainties are identified and resolutions proposed.

b. Feasibility of Approach – The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the proposed approach is workable and the end results achievable. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the level of confidence provided the Government with respect to the offeror's methods and approach in successfully meeting the requirements in a timely manner.

c. Completeness – The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the Offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the solicitation. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in accordance with the proposal submission instructions of the solicitation. Offerors are cautioned that proposals which merely restate the requirement or state that the requirement will be met, without providing supporting rationale may result in an “unacceptable” rating.

(Note: NO PRICE INFORMATION IS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TECHNICAL VOLUME.)

At a minimum, offerors shall propose a detailed approach that addresses the following areas of consideration under Task Order 2:

Offerors shall outline the steps and resources they propose to use to carry out each task outlined in the Task Order 2 PWS, with sufficient detail and clarity as to demonstrate their understanding of the HL7 FHIR Specification and its various strengths and weaknesses.

Where the FHIR Questionnaire specification is or may be insufficient to fully model the clinical content related to a Documentation Template, the Offeror’s proposal shall address what strategy or strategies they may employ to successfully capture the clinical content using FHIR.

Pricing: BOE

PART II VOLUME D, TASK ORDER 2, PRICE:

For Task Order #2, the Offeror shall submit pricing for all Contract Line Items identified in ATTACHMENT 12.

The Government will evaluate proposed prices by adding the Offeror’s total proposed price for the base year and all periods. In addition, when FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services applies to this solicitation. As such, evaluation of options under FAR 52.217-8 will also include using the prices offered for the last ordering period to determine the price for an additional 6-month option period in the event an extension is issued under FAR 52.217-8. The Offeror’s proposed total base year price, total ordering period prices, and the additional 6-month option period price will then be added together to arrive at the Offeror’s Total Evaluated Price. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum.

The Offeror shall also complete a Basis of Estimate (BOE) with sufficient detail to support their proposal for Task Order 2. The Offeror shall explain the estimating processes and methodologies used in estimating the quantities of labor hours and the types of labor categories required for successful performance. This BOE shall be included as a separate tab within the Pricing Volume using the template provided by the Government within Attachment 12. The Offeror shall also explain the estimating processes and methodologies used in estimating the quantities of labor hours and the types of labor categories required for successful performance..

The Government will not be conducting price realism analysis on submitted proposals.

It is up to the Offeror to determine which labor categories to offer, and in what quantities are needed to support the Offeror’s proposed solution.

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation: