Amend 1 75D301-23-Q-75898 Survey Comp.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

PAGE OF PAGES

1 3

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

00001

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

See Block 16C.

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 3635 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE 3635 Ctrs for Disease Control & Prevention PGH Office of Acquisition Services, Branch 4 626 Cochrans Mill Rd Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0070

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

X

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

75D301-23-Q-75898

9B. DATED (See Item 11)

January 06, 2023

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (See Item 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, X is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning one(1) copy of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, X is required to sign this document and return one (1) copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions. See pages 2-3.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

Diane J Meeder

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY ___________________________________________

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

01/12/2023

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE 30-105 Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

ITEM 10A.

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Request for Quote 75D301-23-Q-75898 Amendment No. 1.

Questions and Answers.

1. Is there an incumbent for this work or is this a new requirement?

No incumbent, and this isn’t a new requirement.

2. Are you anticipating that study personnel will only be qualified to receive 1 gift card throughout the study process or should we anticipate that personnel will be able to complete more than one survey and receive multiple gift cards for their effort?

We are anticipating that each study participant would receive 1 gift card.

3. Will each survey generate a unique study ID?

Yes, each survey will generate a unique ID.

4. Will contractor be required to create to track IP traffic or cookies to ensure all gift card recipients are unique?

No. But the vendor should track to make sure the same survey participant does not submit for multiple gift cards.

5. The RFQ refers to a “choice of a $15 gift card.” What is meant by this specifically? Does CDC envision participants being able to select from a variety of gift cards? For example, would participants have the choice between “any store gift cards (i.e., Visa or Mastercard)”, “single store gift cards (i.e., Home Depot, Apple, Starbucks)”, or “family of stores gift cards (i.e., Darden family of restaurants gift card or Gap Options gift cards usable at Gap, babyGap, GapKids, GapMaternity, Athleta, Old Navy and Banana Republic)”?

If the vendor can provide access to multiple stores, then yes.

6. If so, will CDC determine which choices will be available to participants prior to awarding the contract?

No.

7. Since unused fund balances will be de-obligated from the contract, is it correct to assume that the price to fund the gift cards should be included in the quote?

Yes.

8. Who is the incumbent for the existing/previous contract?

None.

9. What was the previous/existing contract # and award amount?

We have not assigned one

10. Is the incumbent eligible to bid?

Not applicable

11. Are the services satisfactory from the incumbent?

12. Are you open to changing the contractor?

13. I understand that this is LPTA, what is the budget ceiling for this contract? i.e. ROM (rough order of magnitude), NTE (not to exceed), etc. – This action is being competed under FAR Part 13. A budget or ROM is not being provided due to competitive procedures.

14. Can this contract be fulfilled from the contractor's location? If not, what percentage of it must be fulfilled at the place of performance specified in the RFP?

Yes, the contract can be fulfilled remotely, online.

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Request for Quote 75D301-23-Q-75898 Amendment No. 1.

15. In case of travel, What's the budgetary limit on daily travel/lodging expense?

Not Applicable

16. Is security clearance required? If so, will you help with the contractor in getting the security clearance?

Yes, it's currently undergoing IT and security review in Resource Planning.

17. Is FedRamp required?

Yes

18. Are you looking for COTS or custom developed solution?

Yes, we want a platform/website where the vendor can award a gift card after the participants complete a survey.

19. Is there a specific requirement on which gift card service provider we're supposed to use?

20. Is there a specific requirement on which specific retailers we're supposed to generate giftcards for? (ex. walmart, home depot, etc.)

21. "Invoice for gift card reimbursements in $2,500 increments." - So our bid does not include the cost of the gift cards, is this correct?

The cost of the gift cards should be included in your proposed costs.

22. Is breakdown of costs required?

Yes, please see RFQ for details regarding cost breakdown information.

> Automatically (using platform) generate and maintain a log of date, time and contact information used for respondent, with a study ID generated to provide documentation to NIOSH with no PII included (no email or phone numbers included).

23. Who generates the study ID?

The survey software generates the participant ID, we want to provide a link to a vendor where participants can obtain their gift card after completing the survey.

24. Is the study ID supposed to be asked & collected on the survey compensation platform?

The non-identified participant ID will need to be captured to track how many gift cards are distributed.