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70Z02319RPPE05100

Questions and Answers

1. Will a SF1449 be provided?

A: The SF1449 will be issued at award.

2. Please confirm that the award for this solicitation will be a single award IDIQ contract.

A: This solicitation is for a single award IDIQ contract.

3. Does the Government have a preferred number of Certified Diversity and Inclusion

Professional/Trainers to perform the work on this contract?

A: It is the offeror’s discretion to determine its technical approach, which shall include staffing.

4. What will the anticipated labor hours for the Diversity and Inclusion Professional/Trainer per month be?

A: It is the offeror’s discretion to determine its technical approach, which shall include staffing.

1. Do these numbers differ month to month depending on which Phase is being focused on?

A: is the offeror’s discretion to determine its technical approach, which shall include staffing.

2. Is it anticipated that the Trainer(s) will be full-time or part-time?

A: It is the offeror’s discretion to determine its technical approach, which shall include staffing.

5. Will the Government be receptive to suggestions from Offerors regarding number of labor hours per contract year?

A: See answer at question #4.

6. Can you provide guidance on the level of effort expected (Total Labor Hours, Labor

Hours by Key Team Members, etc.) to complete the Performance Work Statement

(PWS)?

A: See answer at question #4.

7. In trying to calculate annual work hours for this project (70Z02319RPPE05100), does

USCG use 2,080 (i.e. 40 hours/week * 52 weeks), 1920, or 1860 for employees/contractors according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Federal

Standard?

A: 2080 hours per year.

8. Does the Government have a preferred method of assessment of participants following a training certification, workshop, or similar?

A: We are open to the full suite of options for the method of assessment of participants.

9. As indicated in the PWS, will the total number of participants in a facilitated training session remain at a maximum of 25 each year?

A: No. The facilitated training for Certified Diversity Coaches will be a maximum of

25 per training session. There will be multiple live-in person, workshops facilitated by the contractor.

10. Is this the first issue of this solicitation (is this a re-compete of an existing USCG requirement or a new requirement?

A: This is a new requirement.

11. Can you advise on if there were/are an incumbent provider(s) for these services? If Yes –

Who is/are the incumbent(s) and can you provide previous contract number?

A: See answer at question #10.

12. If there is an incumbent, is there a reason the known incumbent may be precluded from bidding on this new or existing requirement?

13. Is this requirement part of a Multiple Award Schedule/Contract or a Single Award

Schedule/Contract?

A: See answer at question #2.

14. Has United States Coast Guard held preliminary meetings with specific contractors interested in responding to this solicitation?

A: Market Research has been conducted in accordance with FAR Regulations.

15. Is it estimated that full funding exists for this solicitation? If so, is there an intended

Maximum/Minimum funding threshold?

A: Ordering Limitations can be found in the Request for Proposal, page #31, Clause

52.216-19, Ordering Limitation (Oct 1995).

16. Is the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) Wage Determination in force with this RFQ? If so, can you advise a) What SCA/Wage numbers are applicable? And b)

What City and State SCA Wage Determination takes precedence?

A: Service Contract Act has not been determined for this requirement.

17. Does this requirement stipulate that the proposed bidder must hold an active Form

DD254 Facility Clearance "PRIOR TO BEING AWARDED” this contract?

A: RFP #70Z02319RPPE05100 is not a Secret/Top-Secret Requirement.

18. If an active Form DD254 Facility Clearance is required will arrangements be made to assist and provide adequate time to process the required paperwork or are bidders without

DD254 Facility Clearance not advised to participate?

A: See answer at question #17.

19. For areas where strict requirements exist for an active Secret/Top-Secret Facility

Clearance would government accept a Contractor Teaming Agreements (CTA) under The

GSA Construct that fulfills Facility Clearance requirement?

A: See answer at question #17.

20. Did you intend to leave am out of the submission requirements?

A: Response times are provided in military format.

21. I wanted to ask if this is a new requirement or is there an incumbent contract/contractor currently performing the same or similar work? If so, are you able to provide the contract number and vendor’s name?

22. For coaching, is Vendor expected to deliver an ICF Accredited Coach Training Program

(ACTP), or a portfolio certification path program?

A: The Vendor is expected to deliver an ICF Accredited Coach Training Program.

23. Could the Gov’t clarify the due date of the proposal – it is listed at 9/5 and 9/6 in the

RFP.

A: The response due date has been extended to September 10, 2019 at 1200 Eastern

Standard Time.

24. Is the set aside for Women owned businesses and small businesses or just small business that are women owned?

A: This solicitation is woman-owned small business set-aside.

25. How many are expected to complete the training-of-trainers program and will all training sessions occur at the Washington DC location?

A: We are envisioning to have a minimum of 125 D&I champions complete the train the trainer certification. The specific location of the training sessions can vary.

26. We have close relationships with partners that offer certified coaching/process delivery and D&I initiative and program indexing. Can we rely on subcontractors to support these areas so that we provide the Coast Guard with expertise that augments our capabilities?

A: It is the offeror’s discretion to determine its technical approach that adheres to the woman-owned small business set-aside requirements.

27. We will partner with an established, 20 plus-year-old diversity certification and leadership development organization with on-going military and government contracts for this engagement. While we will be the lead, they will work closely with us to offer the

Coast Guard the best expertise and set of solutions to fulfill its training mission. Will that work for you? Again, our company is the lead. We are simply partnering with the organization.

A: See answer at question #26.

28. Does our past performance need to be currently listed in the PPIRS system? We have ample experience with state and local government contracts but little recent federal experience of similar size and scope.

A: Offerors shall furnish past performance information for its most recent contracts for similar efforts within the 3 last years of the RFP release date. The past performance requirement is not restricted to only federal experience.

29. Will the USCG consider opening the solicitation to full and open competition to allow the government to be able to select from a broader set of capable providers with the required experience to successfully complete the required tasks?

A: See answer at question #24.

30. Which is the correct day for the RFP response due date?

A: See answer at question #23.