70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 1 Q+A.xlsx
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- Civil Surgeon Credential Verification Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 70SBUR20Q00000018
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This document is a combined synopsis and solicitation for a federal contract opportunity to provide civil surgeon credential verification services. The solicitation seeks quotes to verify medical licenses, certifications, and obtain derogatory information through the National Practitioner Data Bank for civil surgeons. The period of performance is January 12, 2020 through January 11, 2025, with four optional one-year extensions. Quotes are due by December 30, 2019. The requirement is for the Department of Homeland Security's United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The incumbent contractor is CE Broker Inc. under contract number HSSCCG-15-P-00034. Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offer.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 2 - Track Changes.pdf | ||
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 2.pdf | ||
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment C - Pricing Spreadsheet Amendment 2.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment C - Pricing Spreadsheet Amendment 1.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 1 - Track Changes.pdf | ||
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 1.pdf | ||
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment A - Statement of Work.pdf | ||
| RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018.pdf | ||
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment C - Pricing Spreadsheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment B - Technical Acceptability Checklist.pdf |
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| 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 1 Q + A | |||||
| QuestionNumber | Document | Page # | Part # / Paragraph # | Question | USCIS Response |
| 1. | General | N/A | N/A | Can the Government provide any information on the current performance on the contract, to include turnaround times and quality performance? | Current performance, turnaround, and quality are not applicable to this requirement and will not be provided. |
| 2. | General | N/A | N/A | Are the requirements outlined in the SOW consistent with the previous contract or have new requirements been added or modified? If so can the Government provide what changes have been included in this current SOW? | Aspects of the previous contract have been retained however, additional requirements have been added. Please refer to 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment A - Statement of Work Amendment 1 for current requirements. |
| 3. | RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 | 28 | Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 | The proposal instuctions listed indicate the submission due date is 12/27/19, however the due date listed in FBO is 12/30/2019, can the Government please clarify the correct required submission date? | The date listed in the addendum to FAR 52.212-1, 12/27/2019 is incorrect and has been updated in RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 1 to reflect the correct submission date and time of 12/30/2019 11:00AM EST. |
| 4. | RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 | 29 | Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 | "The quote shall display any discount provided by the contractor and should represent the best possible price that the contractor can provide." Question: Where should the contractor note the discount - in the technical approach or pricing volume? | |
| The discounted price shall be included in the revised 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment C - Pricing Spreadsheet Amendment 1. If no discount is offered, the "Price Per Unit" and "Discounted Price Per Unit" will be the same. No pricing shall be included in the technical approach. | |||||
| 5. | RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 | 29 | Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 | What is the page limit for the technical approach? What font should be used? Can diagrams be used? Is there a font size for the diagrams? | The page limit for the technical approach shall be no more than 10 pages. Diagrams can be used. Times New Roman size 12 shall be used for all sections of the technical approach. This has been incorporated into RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 1 in the addendum to FAR 52.212-1. |
| 6. | General | N/A | N/A | Is there an incumbent performing these services currently? If so, please provide the contract number and contract value/spend. | |
| There is an incumbent performing certain aspects of these services under HSSCCG-15-P-00034: CE Broker Inc. 5210 Belfort Rd. Ste. 320 Jacksonville, FL 32256. The life value of HSSCCG-15-P-00034 is $81,104.22, however not all services within this new requirement are captured under the prior contract. Please refer to 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment A - Statement of Work Amendment 1 for current requirements. | |||||
| 7. | Attachment B - Technical Acceptability Checklist | B-1 | Throughout Document | What should be submitted by the vendor to satisfy or receive a |
PASS/ACCEPTABLE for the Technical Acceptability Checklist? Should this information be included in the technical approach?
| Please refer back to 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment B - Technical Acceptability Checklist as each item has specific submission requirements. This information should be included in the technical approach. | |||||
| 8. | Attachment A - Statement of Work | A-2 - A6 | 5.1/5.2/5.3 | Vendors are expected to destroy and delete physician's information. If that is correct, how can the vendor perform the continuous monitoring required? Please clarify. | The vendor will receive a list of Civil Surgeons and enter them into the NPDB for continuous monitoring by NPDB. The vendor will not retain the Civil Surgeon personal information. If and when any information changes a notice will be sent to the vendor. The vendor will pass through information for the initial list and updates to the list of Civil Surgeons that will be monitored on a continuous basis by NPDB. The vendor will be responsible for providing information to the government. There is no need for the vendor to maintain the information. |
| 9. | RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 | 29 | Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 | Optional CLINs - Should the vendor price these CLINs and include the cost in the overall pricing and offer to be submitted by the vendor? | |
| Yes, per RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 1 and the addendum to FAR 52.212-1, a copy of 70SBUR20Q00000018 Attachment C - Pricing Spreadsheet Amendment 1 with “Price Per Unit” and "Discounted Price Per Unit" filled in for all CLINs (Including Optional CLINs) | |||||
| 10. | Attachment A - Statement of Work | A-2 - A6 | 5.1/5.2/5.3 | The vendor is instructed to submit the reports in a secure fashion. Can the government provide additional details on this? Should encryption be used? What format should the required reports be in? | The reports should be provided encrypted/password protected in order to protect all Personally Identifiable Information. Yes, encryption should be used. The reports should be provided in Excel format. |
| 11. | Attachment C - Pricing Spreadsheet | N/A | Throughout Document | Where should the cost for staff performing the services be included on the pricing CLINs? | This is a Firm-Fixed-Price requirement, and all costs to meet the requirements outlined in the solicitation shall be incorporated into the quoted price for each CLIN. There will be no separate billing for any other costs. |
| 12. | Attachment C - Pricing Spreadsheet | N/A | Throughout Document | Is the word "actuals" noted in the CLINs refer to actual quantity or actual cost the vendor is billed by the entities to obtain information? | “Actuals” refers to the actual quantity of licenses verified. |
| 13. | RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 | N/A | Throughout Document | Instructions to Offerors: Should the vendor submit and reply to all of the yellow highlighted questions in Reps and Certs? | The yellow highlighted areas are areas of focus. Not all yellow highlighted areas need to be completed if they are not applicable, however refer to RFQ 70SBUR20Q00000018 Amendment 1 and the instructions in the addendum to FAR 52.212-1 regarding a complete quote, as well as specific instructions listed in the required clauses and provisions. |
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