RFP 693JJ325R000004 Questions and Government Response- Amended.pdf
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- 693JJ325R000004
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This is a Questions and Answers document for RFP 693JJ325R000004, which is a recompete for Development and Delivery of Pavement and Materials, Construction and Maintenance, Asset Management, and Financial Management Training Services for the Federal Highway Administration.
Key details revealed include: The solicitation is full and open competition with at least one small business award expected. The current incumbents are Applied Pavement Technology, Applied Research Associates, and WSP USA Inc. under contract numbers 693JJ319D000041/42/43. The work involves approximately 75% training development and 25% training delivery using Blackboard LMS with authoring tools like Articulate and Captivate. Target audience consists primarily of State DOT, local transportation agencies, and consultant professionals. Resumes are limited to 2 pages per person. Technical reviews typically occur before deliverable submissions. The government indicates that while OCI language remains in the contract, any concerns will be addressed at the task order level rather than the IDIQ level.
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RFP 693JJ325R000004 Questions and Government Response
# Page Section Paragraph Question Government Response
1 2 1 Paragraph 2
It indicates, “This solicitation is issued as a full and open competition with one small business reserve.”
Does that imply that only one small business will be selected?
The Government expects to make an award to at least one small business concern.
2 3 1.3.1 (e) Page Limits
This paragraph indicates “resumes which are limited to three pages each,” whereas the following page indicates “two pages per submitted resume.” Please confirm if resumes can be 2 or 3 pages.
Resumes are limited to 2 pages per resume.
3 General
Based on Task Order awards, what percentage of the current contract involved 1) Designing, developing, and updating training versus 2) Providing instructors for training delivery?
Approximately 75% have been training development and 25% training delivery
4 N/A N/A N/A Is this scope of work a recompete? Yes.
5 N/A N/A N/A If this is a recompete, who are the incumbent contractors?
- Applied Pavement Technology
- Applied Research Associates
- WSP USA Inc.
6 N/A N/A N/A If this is a recompete, what was the previous solicitation number? 693JJ319R000007
7 15 Scope of work
This IDIQ contract provides for the development, update, and delivery instructor-led training (ILT), web-based training (WBT), … gamification.
Can the government advise us if a Learning Management System (LMS) is used? If so, what is the product(s) name?
Yes, NHI uses Blackboard LMS.
8 15 Scope of work
This IDIQ contract provides for the development, update, and delivery instructor-led training (ILT), web-based training (WBT), … gamification.
Can the government provide the name of the authoring tools used to develop the web based/ electronic training (e.g., Lectora, Articulate, etc.)
Current contractors use authoring tools such as Articulate and Captivate, as well as tools that are native to Blackboard LMS (e.g., Blackboard Collaborate, polls, discussion boards, etc.).
9 N/A N/A N/A We would like to know if this is a brand-new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these
This is a recompete. Contract numbers are provided below:
# Page Section Paragraph Question Government Response services. If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?
693JJ319D000041
693JJ319D000042
693JJ319D000043
10 3 1.3.1 (e) Page Limits
Are resumes limited to two pages or three? Pg. 3,
1.3.1 (e) says resumes are limited to 3 pages, but page 4 under Volume I – Technical Capability (Parts I-II) shall consist of the following, state resumes are limited to 2 pages.
Resumes are limited to 2 pages per resume.
11 15 of 104 3.3 Target Audience
Can the client provide any more specific information of the federal state and regional employees covered in the target audience, as job series that will be part of the audience?
Most employees are from State DOT, local transportation agencies, and consultant professionals.
Pages 27 of 104 to 28 of
3.7.1.c.
Specifications for NHI Training Course and Materials Development Process (Technical Review Meetings)
Can the client provide specific points that they expect a technical review meeting to occur?
Typically, technical reviews would occur prior to the submission of a deliverable.
13 Page 18 of 104 3.6 General Work Description What are the client’s expectations on what should be included in the pre-work delivery? This would vary by the task order.
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103 of
5.20 OCI Paragraph 1
Could you please clarify the language on page 103, section 5.20 regarding OCI as it relates to this contract? Or consider removing this clause from the solicitation? FAR Subpart 9.5 is still vague, and delivery and course development activities may regularly impact other FHWA research activities.
The OCI language in the IDIQ contract will not be removed or changed.
However, FHWA does not anticipate any OCI issues on the IDIQ contract itself. If there are any OCI concerns, they will be addressed at the task order level.
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