Auditing Services Questions and Answers.pdf

1) Will Parallel Billing be calculated by Contractor based on Actual Energy Used data

(which GSA will provide)?

The actual energy used will be reflected on the PEPCO bill pulled directly from

PEPCOs site. The parallel bill is the bill calculated by the contractor, which will be matched against the bill pulled directly from the local regulated utility (PEPCO).

2) Is Calculated Billing the result of the Parallel Billing exercise?

The Calculated bill is the contractors review and audit of the bill. If the actual bills vary from their calculated bill, then the contractor must investigate the anomaly for accuracy, and if an error is discovered, move forward to recover the overcharge from the electric supplier.

3) How long will the Dashboard be needed for Hosting and Maintenance?

The dashboard must be available throughout the duration of the contract.

4) Is there a deadline the GSA needs this work completed by?

GSA Plans to put a 5 year contract in place (base + 4 option periods). The auditing of utility bills is ongoing. All deliverables will need to be completed by the end of each month, or when a discrepancy/error on bill is discovered.

5) Does the “Optional Task” need to be priced out in this Firm Fixed price contract?

Yes. The Optional Task will need to be priced.

6) If the Optional Task is to be priced out, then can we get more information related to quantity and size of accounts?

The optional task incorporates about 90 accounts.

1. Where in D.C. will the contractor be located?

The contractor can work from their own facility.

2. Statement of Work, Page 11:

a. “Offerors who do not have at least one (1) Past Performance Questionnaire submitted to GSA by 10:00 am EST May 13, 2020 will be evaluated as not meeting this evaluation factor.”

i. Will the Government clarify this statement?

The statement should read, “Offerors who do not have at least one (1) Past

Performance Questionnaire submitted to GSA by 10:00 am EST June 20, 2020 will be evaluated as not meeting this evaluation factor.”

3. Statement of Work, Page 14, Key Personnel:

1. Are all personnel proposed considered “Key Personnel”?

No. However, we are requesting information on the essential and primary personnel who will be working on the contract.

4. Is there an incumbent for this opportunity? If yes can the Government provide the incumbent contract number?

The incumbent is Nuenergen. The contract number is GS00P16PDC7004

Section 3.4: how many incremental accounts does the GSA expect will be included in the scope for Region 2 in addition to the ~230 accounts detailed primarily in PEPCO?

We anticipate another 90 or so accounts – which will only be added if GSA exercises the optional task.

Section 3.1-3.4: should the vendor provide pricing for each task as a separate line item or as one all-in fee?

This is 100% up to the vendor as there is no pricing template.

Section 3.4: does Region 2 require the same level of dashboard services as the other accounts as referenced in Section 3.2 or is it exclusively limited to the auditing/recovery and reporting services?

Yes. Region 2 will require dashboard services.

Section 3.4: concerning the reporting for Region 2, is this envisioned as a separate report or are these results to be encompassed with the other GSA accounts each quarter?

All accounts should be reported together, however it is highly encouraged for the R2 accounts to be separate from the other accounts.

Section 8.3: this section references a proposal submission deadline of June 20 on page 11, which is different from the June 21 date detailed in Section 9, page 12. Can the GSA confirm which date is the proper one?

The proposal submission date is June 21, 2020 at 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

Section 8.3: this section also requests submission of Past Performance Questionnaires both by

June 20 and May 13; can the GSA confirm that these questionnaires can be submitted with the final proposal?

Past performance questionnaires are due on or before June 20, 2020 at10:00am Eastern

Standard Time.

General: when does the GSA expect to make an award?

GSA will diligently work to have award by the end of June or first week of July.