TED Compliance Reviews - Questions and Answers.xlsx

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TED Compliance Reviews

Question No.Page #VENDOR QUESTIONSGOVERNMENT RESPONSES
1General Question- Is this a new or existing contract?The requirement is a re-compete of the program. The Government will award new contracts as a result of the RFP/Solicitation.
2General Question -If this is an existing contract, who is the incumbent?See response to question 1. The current incumbents are as follows: Milligan Consulting, LLC Calyptus Consulting Group, Inc., The DMP Group, LLC., and The Collabrative Inc.
3General Question -Is the incumbent eligible to submit a response?This solicitaton has been set aside to all small businesses. All interested small businesses that provide services as a small business concerning the respective NAICS code are welcome to respond to this solicitation by submitting a proposal and quote by the due date outlined in the solicitation.
4General Question -Will the incumbents contractors transition to the new contract?This solicitaton has been set aside to all small businesses. All interested small businesses are welcome to respond to this solicitation by submitting a proposal and quote by the due date outlined in the solicitation.
53Section B1 -How many awards be issued under this IDIQ contract?FTA will determine how many awards will be issued after receipt and evaluation of all proposals.
64B4-CLIN- What is the estimated % of each CLIN issued under this contract?Acquisition - There is no estimated % of each CLIN. Section B.4 is set up to display the CLIN structure.
74B6-Pricing - Will the Project Manager be expected to work onsite with team, when onsite work is back in place, or can PM work remotely through the life of the contract to oversee the teams work products?The contractor shall perform all services at their office site. The place of performance shall be identified upon issuance of the task orders issued against the offeror's awarded base IDIQ contract.
8B6-Pricing -Can the same individual function as the SME for DBE, Title VI and EEO if they have all requirements for each function?Yes, the same individual can function as the SME for DBE, Title VI and EEO if they have all the requirements for each function.
9B6-Pricing -Can the Project Manager also serve as a SME?Each awardee shall determine the labor mix for all task assignments under this contract.
107C.2.2-DBE -Will the work under this section be on a federal level or evaluations of each states DBE program?The contractor will research and gather information on the recipient's program and operations as determined by FTA.
119CLIN 2Will the FTA provide the team with the areas that need attention, or will it be through our teams research/due diligence to recommend which areas nee specialized review?FTA will determine which recipients requires a specialized review.
1213CLIN 5-Travel -Will the offeror be expected to handle travel logistics for our team, or will there be a designated FTA employee to handle reservations and logistics?When travel is required, the offeror will be expected to handle the travel arrangements in accordance with the federal travel regulations prescribed by the General Services Administration (GSA). See section CLIN 0005 - Travel for additional information.
1315C5-Contract Type -Will FTA issue task orders to all awardees to further compete or will FTA issue task orders to the awardee who is best fit to service the specific task order?Once FTA has issued the base IDIQ contracts to the awardees, all task assignments under the IDIQ contract will be competed among the awardees to determine issuance of task order award(s).
1418F.4.2-CPARS -Will CPARS reports be acceptable in place of issuance of the Past Performance Questionnaire?Yes, CPARS reports from over the past 3 years will be accepted for submission in place of an past performance questionnaire. Per amendment 0001, the solicitation has been amended to include this and to also emphasize that it must be within the past 3 years concenring the performance.
1529H.6 -How long is the security check process? Will FTA allow our employees to begin the contract while the background check is in process?The DOT Security process timeframe varies based upon various factors such as DOT's workload, individual submitted for secruity etc. Thus, we do not have a timeframe as to how long the process will take.
1633H.11 -Will documents be exchanged via email or an FTA secure portal? Will FTA request the offeror to provide a government approved secure portal?As the need for exchange of sensitive information arises, the Government will determine the method.
1763Part III- Attachment J-4 is listed at Qualifications and the document page heading is J-2.This has been addressed with this amendment 0001.
1878L.4.1 -Is there a maximum # of resumes allowed with the proposal submission?No, there is no maximum number of resumes allowed with the proposal submission.
1984A.2 -Does FTA have a specific VPAT template to be used or will a generic VPAT be acceptable to include with the proposal submission?Offerors can submit a generic VPAT as part of their submission for sub-factor A.2 with identification of the EIT standards 1194.22, 1194.24, and 1194.41.
2085A.3 -Oral Presentation – what are the maximum # of PowerPoint slides to include in the proposal submission?The oral presentation should be no more than 30 slides and 45 minutes in length. (see Sub-Factor A.3 - Oral Presentation for additional information)
2192L.15 -Will offerors SAM registration page showing reps and certs are current be sufficient to include with the proposal submission?No.
22Attachment J-1 Pricing -Will FTA provide government issued equipment or is offeror expected to supply the equipment?The contractor will furnish the necessary facilities, equipment, and materials to undertake the scope and perform the services at their office site. The Government will provide the contractor the materials/property to perform the tasks under a task order.
23Attachment J-1 Pricing -If offeror supplies equipment, please provide specifics on required hardware and software?Per amendment 0001, the attachment J-1 Pricing has been modified to remove this.
24Attachment J-1 Pricing -What is the % of expected travel for each labor category?There is no percentage of expected travel for each labor category. A not-to-exceed (NTE) amount will be given at the task order level for travel costs. The place of performance shall be identified upon issuance of the task order(s).
25J-2 Past Performance -Does FTA want the 3 PPQ’s (with basic contract information) included with the proposal response?Per Sub-Factor B.2 General Contract Performance, the Offeror shall provide the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment J-2) for each of the representative three (3) contracts cited directly to their respective cited references.
26Does it require me to be in the region or is it something virtually/remotely doable in CA?The awardee does not have to be located in a specific area. However, the offeror must be able to make arrangements to work where the Government issues the requirements if awarded etc.
27Can I get more information on the contract opportunity?The information for this requirement is available on Contract Opportunites via SAM.gov.

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