Attachment 1 - Questions and Answers_A0002.pdf

Attachment 1 – Questions and Answers – RFP # 72064121R00001

# Question Answer 1 Regarding USAID’s response to Question 11 [Amendment

0001], could USAID please clarify the following:

USAID has stated that labor categories are necessary for the technical and cost realism analyses. Could USAID please clarify what “labor category” refers to? Might this be the same as labor grouping, e.g., long-term U.S. National, long-term professional TCN/CCN, etc.? If labor category refers to something else, i.e., similar to what would be listed in an IDIQ, such as senior-level Biodiversity Specialist or mid-level Administrative Specialist, could USAID please provide a list of like labor categories for all Offerors to utilize?

Labor Categories refers to Long Term U.S. National, Long Term CCN/TCN, etc.

See Cell D11 in the “Detailed Prime” worksheet found in “Attachment J- 2_Budget Template” of the RFP.

Please list all the proposed position titles for the “Direct Long Term Labor” positions underneath the “Direct Long Term Labor,” for example.

2 Section L.7.3.2(a) on page 136 requires Offerors to present salary rates and LOE by position (emphasis added). Section L.7.3.2(b) and (e) require it by labor category/experience/FSN level. To meet both requirements, is USAID expecting Offerors to present a breakdown by position and then organize the positions into labor category groups under the relevant labor grouping? Alternatively, is USAID expecting Offerors to aggregate the LOE by labor category and present a line item with one labor rate (for all positions within a single labor category) and the combined LOE for all positions per labor category per year?

Option 1

Position Title (FSN 10) $90 * LOE per year

Position Title (FSN 10) $100 * LOE per year

Position Title (FSN 10) $75 * LOE per year

Position Title (FSN 8) $50 * LOE per year

Position Title (FSN 8) $65 * LOE per year

Option 2

FSN 10 $95 * LOE for 3 positions per year

FSN 8 $70 * LOE for 2 positions per year

Please follow the budget template provided in Attachment J-2 of the RFP, which includes a list of the proposed groupings for the positions in column A, unit in column B, rate in column C, and LOE in column D. Please present salary rates and LOE by position as you stated in Option 1. Each position should be placed underneath each grouping listed in Attachment J-2. For example, under “Direct Long Term Labor” we would expect to see the “Chief of Party” or equivalent position.

3 Offerors will be presenting individuals for key personnel positions in the technical proposal. Would USAID like to see separate line items for each key personnel position with the negotiated labor rate and complete biodata sheet for the named individual, or should key personnel positions also be presented in the budget by labor category?

USAID seeks separate line items for each key personnel position (and non-key personnel position) with the negotiated labor rate (found in Column C of Attachment J-2 of the Budget Template) and a complete biodata sheet for the named individual.