RFTOP South Africa 042923.pdf

RFTOP South Africa

ITOPSS 4.0 RFTOP (Do not list any IDIQ questions and other RFTOP’s on this document)

THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR RFTOP South Africa ONLY!

Q and A

Page Section Question Answer (CDC will answer)

1 6 C.1 Are there currently incumbent personnel in any of the positions providing the services requested under the RFTOP?

Yes.

2 6 C.1 a. Can the Government clarify whether the positions listed in

Section C.2.B will be working independently of each other or if they will be working with each other on a day-to-day basis?

b. If they are working with each other, should the offeror describe an in-country management and reporting structure as part of their approach?

These positions primarily work independent of each other in separate technical branches.

3 8 C.2.B Will the Government award all three positions under the RFTOP to a single offeror or is it possible that each position may go to different offerors?

We will award all three positions under the RFTOP to a single offeror.

4 8 C.2.B Section C.2.B. contemplates “additional services within 30% of those originally completed” being recompeted. It is unclear if this reference to 30% applies to types of tasks or costs. What is the 30% referencing in this section?

This is referring to additional services (e.g., tasks), not costs.

No response from the contractor is required as it is for the Government

(CDC).

5 15 C.3 Should the contractor budget and plan to provide office space to the RFTOP personnel or will they primarily be working from home and/or CDC-defined worksites in South Africa?

The contract personnel will work at the CDC office in

South Africa. There is no requirement to provide office space by the contractor.

6 42, 52 L.2, M.2 In the RFTOP for South Africa, on page 42 in Section L, the following is stated with regards to criteria ii and ii:

Technical Evaluation Criteria in descending order of importance: Note that criteria (ii) and (iii) are of equal weight.

(i) Ability to Legally Provide Services

Overseas

(ii) Understanding the

Requirements/Technical Approach

(iii) Management Approach

However, on page 52, in Section M.2 it simply states that the three criteria are in descending order of importance and the

RFP lists the criteria in a different order:

1. Understanding the

Requirements/Technical Approach

2. Ability to Legally Provide Services

Overseas

3. Management Approach

Can the CDC clarify:

a. The correct order of the criteria

b. The weight of each criterion and if any two are of equal weight?

This language in Section L will be deleted in the

RFTOP to prevent duplication and confusion.

Section M lists the correct order of importance.

Section M is the evaluation factors for Award.

a. In section M.2, the table displays the order of importance for the evaluation criteria.

b. The Government will not disclose the specific rating method which includes the weight.

The criteria are listed in descending order of importance.

7 44 L.2 2II On page 44, in L.2, sub-section 2II, the

RFTOP instructs the following:

II. Describe the proposed technical approach to comply with each of the requirements specified in the Statement of

Work of this RFTOP. The proposal must be consistent with the stated goals and objectives. The detailed plan must include the various recruiting efforts and hiring

Yes, to confirm offerors should detail the recruiting and vetting efforts made for the specific candidate for this

Task Order, generally, or in the event of a backfill requirement.

options that would be used for each task;

and the process that will be used on vetting the candidates with CDC.

Given that this RFTOP requires recruitment of three position and not recruiting efforts for each task, can the

CDC confirm you are asking us to detail the recruiting and vetting efforts made for the specific candidates for this Task Order?

8 Page 2 Table The heading row of the table states

‘ITOPSS 3.0 Request for Task Order

Proposal (RFTOP)’.

Will the government confirm the following:

• the table should state ITOPSS 4.0

• that this is an existing TO with incumbent staff

It should be ITOPSS 4.0.

See question number 1 for the incumbent information.

9 Page 3. Section B RFTOP States that the POP is from

6/15/2023 to 6/14/2028, but that there are also 4 Option Years.

Does the Government mean that there is a

1-year base POP from 6/15/2023 to

6/14/2024, and then 4 1-year options to be exercised?

This has been corrected in the RFTOP.

In addition the period of performance dates have been revised in the

RFTOP.

10 Page 3. Section B With the pricing structure of the POPs, it is inferred that a single price for CLIN 0001

(with a POP from 6/15/2023 to 6/14/2028) should be provided, and CLIN 1001 (with a

POP from 6/15/2024 to 6/14/2025) should be provided.

Will the Government clarify if that this is the correct structure for pricing, and that the Government does not wish to receive a separate price for the first year of performance (i.e., 06/15/2023 to

06/14/2024).

See answer to question 9.

11 Page 3-

5.

Within CLINs 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001 it is indicated that ‘Severable Services’ as outlined in Section C of the task order are required.

All the tasks listed for each

Service Letter are continuous and recurring.

Request the Government confirm offeror’s understanding that “severable services” means services that are continuing and ongoing in nature – such as help desk support, maintenance, or janitorial services

– for which benefit is received each time the service is rendered.

A description of the severable services required does not appear to be described in

Section C of the task order as indicated.

Will the Government please clarify what

Severable Services are required for this

RFTOP?

The Government views these tasks as severable services.

12 Page 3. Section B CLIN 0001. It is noted that Severable

Services are not included as part of the base year CLIN, but are required for the

Option Year CLINs.

Will the Government please clarify that

Severable Services are not to be included or priced in the Base Year?

This been corrected and

“ Severable Services” has been added to the base year

CLIN.

13 Page 6 Section C.1. The second paragraph of the section references Table 2.1.2, however the document does not appear to incorporate any table nomenclature or include said table.

Will the Government please clarify which table is Table 2.1.2?

If missing, please provide.

Please disregard the reference to this Table.

This was included in error.

It has been removed from that sentence.

14 Page 6 Section C.1. The second paragraph of the section references Table 2.1.1, however the document does not appear to incorporate any table nomenclature.

table is Table 2.1.1?

If missing, please provide.

Please disregard the reference to this Table.

This was included in error.

It has been removed from that sentence.

15 Page 9. Minimum

Qualifications

Within this section it is indicated that only

US citizens or non-US citizens who have This statement only applies to the three Service Letters and/or

Certifications.

lived in the US at least of the last five years are eligible to provide services under this task order, with exception to this being an incumbent non-U.S. citizen contractor employee with current, valid security clearance for physical and logical access to

CDC and embassy facilities and network.

Will the Government confirm that this statement only applies to the Epidemiology and Laboratory Services Advisor position?

Offerors may have other non-US citizen employees providing key business operations functions (e.g., Human

Resources, Contracts, Accounting, Finance) from international / hub offices that would be involved in the delivery of a task order.

Please confirm these employees can support the task orders.

(A, B & C)

The Government will not tell you how to set up your own additional support staff for this requirement.

This will be your own business decision.

16 Page 10, 12, 14, 15.

Travel

Amount.

RFTOP Sections C.2.C Service Tables A -

C, state travel requirements.

Will the Government confirm this is the only travel that is required to be priced during the base year of the task order?

You will not provide any additional pricing for these travel trips. The amount listed for travel for each

Service Letter is ($20,000

USD/Per Option Period) is the total plug figure.

For this RFTOP the maximum dollar amount allowed for travel for each

Service Letter is:

A = $20,000 x 5= $100,000 for five years (i.e., 1 Base

Year, plus 4 Option Years).

B=$20,000 x 5= $100,000

C = $20,000 x 5= $100,000

Therefore, use only this price amount exactly per period of performance in your proposal.

17 Page 10, 12, 14, 15.

Travel

Amount.

Travel

Amount.

Within Sections C.2.C Service Tables A –

C., travel requirements are identified as 2 trips to international location (including

United States) for up to 5 days plus travel.

Will the Government please clarify:

(1) the destination locations (city(ies) and country(ies)) for these international trips,

(2) whether ‘up to 5-days plus travel’ means 5 full days in the city/country, plus 1 day of travel each way for a total of 7 days of travel

(3) if the travel requirement identified in

C.2.C Service Tables A – C are meant to be identical, indicating all three staff on this Task Order will be traveling on every trip.

See answer to question 16.

In addition, since you will not be providing any additional costs for travel in your proposal, the locations of the trips for each Service Letter are not required for a response.

The specific details of the travel will be provided after award when a trip is required.

18 Page 10, 12, 14, 15.

Travel

Amount.

Travel

Amount.

Within Sections C.2.C Service Tables A –

C, travel requirements are identified as 10 trips within South Africa for up to 5 days plus travel. Will the Government please clarify

(1) the destination locations (city(ies)) for these trips

(2) whether ‘up to 5-days plus travel’ means 5 full days in the city, plus 1 day of travel each way for a total of 7 days of travel

(3) if the travel requirement identified in

Sections C.2.C Service Tables A- C are meant to be identical, indicating all three staff on this Task Order will be traveling on every trip.

Please see response to

Question 17.

19 Page 10, 12, 14, Travel

Amount.

Within Sections C.2.C Service Tables A –

C. is the NTE $20,000 USD/Per Option

15.

Travel

Amount.

Period meant to be used as a plug number for each Option Period beyond that of the base year for each Service Table pricing?

20 Page 10, 12, 14, 15.

Travel

Amount.

Travel

Amount.

Did the Government include travel pricing for Home Leave/Rest and Recuperation

(R&R) in the Option Years NTE pricing of the TORP?

No. These are not considered part of the trips listed in RFTOP.

You can add these costs in your proposal under the category of Other Direct

Costs.

21 Page 17. The RFTOP indicates that the contractor employees are required to receive Level

5/NACI security/background checks prior to task order performance.

It is assumed that this process begins upon notification of successful award, however if this process is required to be complete prior to task order performance – could the government please clarify how much time is anticipated between task order award and task order performance to complete this.

Furthermore, if this is required prior to task order performance, does the Government expect that the effort required to obtain and receive a security background check is performed at the contractor’s own expense.

To clarify, the required security level is Tier 1, not

Level 5. The corrections have been made in the

RFTOP.

All contract employees that need network or physical access will be required to obtain a Tier 1 (Position

Sensitivity Level 1) –

Includes fingerprints;

Background records searches for the past 5 years; Complete the

Standard Form 85 through the e-QIP system

This process can take from

2 weeks to 1 month depending on the location.

The Government cannot estimate how much time is anticipated between task order award and task order performance.

It will be performed at the contractor’s expense.

However, any costs incurred by the contractor can be reimbursed by the

Government.

22 Page 19 Section 5.

Travel.

The reference to subsistence on a per diem bases indicates a calculation structure based on a day divided into quarters, and provides an example on page 18 that is interpreted as follows:

• Departure Day of Travel:

o 100% Per Diem if departing between

12-midnight and 6:00am o 75% per diem if departing between

6:00am and 12-noon.

o 50% per diem if departing between

12-noon and 6:00pm o 25% per diem if departing between

6:00pm and 12-midnight

• Full Day away from assigned location:

o 100% Per Diem

• Returning Day of Travel:

o 25% Per Diem if returning between

12-midnight and 6:00am o 50% per diem if returning between

6:00am and 12-noon.

o 75% per diem if returning between

12-noon and 6:00pm o 100% per diem if departing between

6:00pm and 12-midnight

For the purposes of pricing subsistence per diem associated with travel, which percentage of per diem should the contractor assume for a departing day of travel and a returning day of travel.

Your requested information is not needed in order to respond to the proposal since there is a total plug figure provided for travel.

However, the U.S.

government complies with the U.S. General Services

Administration (GSA) per diem rates and guidelines.

Per GSA, the first and last calendar day of travel is calculated at 75 percent

23 Page 45. Section

2.52.217-9.

Option Term of the

Contract

In subsection C, the RFTOP states that the total duration of this contract including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 4 Years.

However the estimated period of performance is 06/15/2023 to 06/14/2028 and the CLIN structure reflects a 5-year

This has been corrected to

5 years.

period.

is correct?

24 Page 45 L.3 Business

Proposal

The second paragraph states the following:

“Supporting Documentation for proposed cost must be included (payroll records, indirect rate agreement, vendor quotes, etc).”

Does the Government require all of these supporting items to be submitted?

If yes, please provide additional information regarding ‘payroll records’ – what payroll records are required and for what positions?

Vendor quotes can encompass a variety of items and costs. Will the Government please clarify what ‘vendor quotes’ mean in this requirement?

If vendor quotes are required, will the government define dollar threshold and time allowability? (for example ‘vendor quotes are required for items over $1000 and must be quoted within the last 60 days’)

Do travel costs require vendor quotes or other backup documentation as part of proposal submission?

The business instructions for each RFTOP have been removed. There is a comment in section L.3 to refer to the IDIQ RFP for these instructions. This was done for simplicity since these business instructions for all three RFTOPS are the same.

Payroll records are not

For any proposed material or equipment over $1,000 vendor quotes must be within the last 60 days.

For travel, see answer to question 16 and no documentation is needed for the proposal response.

25 Page 46 Section L.3(1) RFTOP requests a weekly breakdown of labor hours, rates, and cost by appropriate category.

Does the government intend the for the offeror to provide a week by week schedule of work for the entire POP of the TO?

If so, will the government provide a template as to how this should be broken out?

See first part of the answer to question 24 on the business instructions.

A weekly breakdown is not

The base unit is intended to represent the total weeks in a year. See explanation in the revised business

If not, is the expectation that the base unit on the Detailed budget tab of Attachment

13 Sample Business Proposal Spreadsheet be a weekly rate?

instructions for all

RFTOPS in the IDIQ RFP.

26 Page 2 Section B Current RFTOP CLIN structure includes all costs for performance of the TO, including travel.

Typically, travel is considered a reimbursable item and is segregated into a separate cost reimbursable CLIN.

Request that the government add a separate travel CLIN with a government provided estimate for all program travel to alleviate variations and risk due to length of PoP and other inflationary items.

Since this RFTOP is Cost

Type contract, travel will remain in the same CLIN.

The Government will not separate travel into a different CLIN.

27 General Travel/Pricing For travel pricing, will the government confirm offerors should use Pretoria or

Johannesburg, South Africa as the post?

See answer to question 16.

28 1 Cover Page The solicitation number on page 1 of the

IDIQ RFP is 75D30123R63271. The solicitation number on page 1 of the South

Africa RFTOP is 75D30122R63271. What is the correct solicitation number?

The correct IDIQ RFP is

75D30123R63271.

29 3 B The period of performance for CLIN 0001 is 6/15/2023 to 6/14/2028. Can CDC confirm that there is a typo and that the period of performance for CLIN 0001 should be 6/15/2023 to 6/14/2024?

See answer to question 9.

30 10 C.2.C Service

Table A:

Travel

Amount

The government states, “Travel for conferences are not allowed without a formal bilateral modification by the

Contract

Officer”. Is this a request the contractor must make? If so, could CDC kindly explain the process to make the request?

The requested information is not needed or required for your proposal response.

CDC will control and approve any conference travel. More information about conference travel and the bilateral modification process will be discussed during the kickoff meeting after the IDIQ awards and again when RFTOPS are awarded

31 10 Minimum

Qualifications and/or

Certifications:

We kindly request that CDC allow Offerors to propose non-U.S. citizen, non-incumbent candidates who hold active security clearances with U.S. government agencies such as Department of Defense, Department of State, and/or USAID, allowing for a more diverse pool of candidates who will also be able to gain physical and logical access to CDC and embassy facilities similar to those with

CDC security clearances. Accordingly, could CDC please update the RFTOP to state, “The exception to this is an incumbent or non-incumbent non-U.S. citizen contractor employee with a U.S. government agency issued security clearance such as

Department of Defense, Department of

State, and/or USAID, that can be transferred to CDC to allow for physical and logical access to CDC and embassy facilities and network.”?

We will not revise this language.

32 10 C.2.C Service

Table A:

Travel

Amount

“2 trips to international location (including

United States) for up to 5 days plus travel.

10 trips within South Africa for up to 5 days plus travel.” - Can the Government please share the locations of each travel destination?

See response to Question

17 above.

33 10 C.2.C Service

Table A:

Government-

Furnished

Property

“Government-Furnished Property CDC issued laptop with appropriate software as determined by CDC South Africa, Phone, Office Space at CDC South Africa, Contractors will be required to use secure

CDC IT systems to complete work such as working over VPN, through CITGO, or accessing programs via M365 tools.” - Can the government please confirm if internet will be provided by the government?

Yes, internet will be provided at the work site.

34 12 C.2.C Service

Table B:

Travel

Amount

“2 trips to international location (including

United States) for up to 5 days plus travel.

10 trips within South Africa for up to 5 days plus travel.” - Can the Government please share the locations of each travel destination?

See response to Question

17 above.

35 12 C.2.C Service

Table B:

Government-

Furnished

Property

“Government-Furnished Property CDC issued laptop with appropriate software as determined by CDC South Africa, Phone, Office Space at CDC South Africa, Contractors will be required to use secure

CDC IT systems to complete work such as working over VPN, through CITGO, or accessing programs via M365 tools.” - Can the government please confirm if internet will be provided by the government?

See response to Question

33 above.

36 14-15 C.2.C Service

Table C:

Government-

Furnished

Property

“Government-Furnished Property CDC issued laptop with appropriate software as determined by CDC South Africa, Phone, Office Space at CDC South Africa, Contractors will be required to use secure

CDC IT systems to complete work such as working over VPN, through CITGO, or accessing programs via M365 tools.” - Can the government please confirm if internet will be provided by the government?

See response to Question

33 above.

37 14-15 C.2.C Service

Table C:

Travel

Amount

“2 trips to international location (including

United States) for up to 5 days plus travel.

10 trips within South Africa for up to 5 days plus travel.” - Can the Government please share the locations of each travel destination?

See response to Question

17 above.

38 52 M.2

Evaluation of

Technical

Proposal

According to section M.2:

“The following technical evaluation criteria are shown in descending order of importance.

1. Understanding the

Requirements/Technical Approach

2. Ability to Legally Provide Services

Overseas

This language in Section L will be deleted in the

RFTOP to prevent duplication and confusion.

Section M lists the corrected order of

3. Management Approach”

However, according to section L.2.d

(Pg.42):

“d. Technical Evaluation Criteria in descending order of importance: Note that criteria (ii) and (iii) are of equal weight.

(i) Ability to Legally Provide Services

Overseas

(ii) Understanding the

Requirements/Technical Approach

(iii) Management Approach”

Considering the contradiction between 1.

and 2. of section M.2, and (i) and (ii) of section L.2.d, which is the correct order of importance of the Technical Evaluation

Criteria?

Section M is the evaluation factors for Award.

a. In section M.2, the table displays the order of importance for the evaluation criteria.

b. The Government will not disclose the specific rating method which includes the weight.

The criteria are listed in descending order of

39 42 & 52 L.2.(d) & M.2 L.2.(d) lists the Technical Evaluation

Criteria and states that “criteria (ii) and (iii) are of equal weight”. However, the table presenting the Technical Evaluation

Criteria in M.2 indicates that criteria (ii) is more important than criteria (iii).

Could CDC please clarify the order of importance of the evaluation criteria?

See answer to question 38.

45-46

IDIQ

RFP

(page

96, Direct

Labor)

L.3.(1) Direct

Labor

L.7 (1) Direct

Labor:

In what detail should offerors present their

Direct Labor cost? South Africa RFTOP

(page 46) states “Weekly breakdown of labor hours, rates, and costs by appropriate category, and furnish basis for estimates”, while the IDIQ RFP (page 96, Direct

Labor) states “Provide a time-phased (e.g., monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.)

breakdown of labor hours, rates, and cost by appropriate category, and furnish basis for labor hour and labor rate estimates.”

Would the CDC please clarify this?

See answer to question 25.

41 12 C.2.C Service

Table A:

Travel

Should offerors budget travel for the destination provided, with length of stay, only for the Base Year and not budget

Amount travel in the Option Years? Can CDC confirm that the places and length of stay outlined in the RFP is the maximum allowed travel per CLIN per person, or may offerors add additional travel?

42 12 C.2.C Service

Table A -

Travel

Amount

States that travel spending is limited to

“Not-To-Exceed (NTE) $20,000USD/Per

Option Period”.

Does this also include the Base Year? Can

CDC confirm that the maximum dollar amount allowed under this TO for travel is

(20,000 x 5) $100,000 for five years(i.e., 1 Base Year, plus 4 Option Years)?

See answer to question 16.

43 3 Section B Should offerors consider a 5-year period of performance in the Base Year (CLIN

0001), as indicated by the period of performance?

See answer to question 9.

44 3-5 Section B Period of performance for the Base Year is

5 years (6/15/2023 to 6/14/2028) in the

RFTOP while the sum of Option Years, 1 through 4, each with one year, separately covers 4 years of the Base Year. Could

CDC clarify whether this is an error and the

Base Year period of performance should instead be 6/15/2023 to 6/14/2024?

If this is not the case, could CDC please clarify how offerors should present their cost/budgets -- e.g., Base Year covering five years, and then also present by option years covering in total 4 years separately?

See answer to question 9.

45 11 C., C.2.C

Service Table

B, B.1 Task

Requirements

The RFTOP states: Task B.1.3 District

Profile point of contact includes PEPFAR

South Africa, the South African

Government, (Interagency Collaborative for Program Improvement) ICPI and the third-party contractor. QUESTION: Who is the third-party contractor?

This is one or more contractors of Department of State Office of the U.S.

Global AIDS Coordinator that provide data analytic support to PEPFAR.

46 44 L., L.2, 3. V. The RFTOP states: L. INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO

OFFERORS - Page 44 - V. The Offeror

All three of the Service

Letters are considered primary.

shall submit “only” their primary candidate, and their resume. The Offeror shall describe how their organization educates potential candidates and current employees on employment, individual tax, work permit, and visa issues as it pertains to service in foreign countries. QUESTION: Which of the 3

Labor Categories (Informatics Technical

Advisor, Data Advisor, Senior Program

Officer) are considered primary candidate that should be submitted or should all 3 resumes for the 3 Labor Categories be submitted?

There should be a primary candidate for each of the 3 positions (Informatics

Technical Advisor, Data

Advisor and Senior

Program Officer. We intend to fill all three

Service Letters in the

RFTOP.

47 8–15 C, C.2.C

Service Table

A, B, and C

In the Minimum Qualifications and/or

Certifications for each of the 3 personnel to be hired, it is indicated (on page 9 for the

Informatics Technical Advisor, page 12 for the Data Advisor, and page 14 for the

Senior Program Officer) that Offerors can only propose US citizens and non-citizens that meet the specified criteria.

QUESTION: Are Offerors only able to hire US personnel or non-citizens that meet the exceptions? Or can Offeror’s hire in-country staff native to and residing in the country?

The labor source for all three Service Letters must meet the minimum qualifications as stated.

The additional statement about citizens or non-U.S.

citizens must be followed along with the exception stated.

You are not allowed to propose any person for each Service Letter that does not meet those minimum qualification and instructions as listed in the

RFTOP.

48 3 Section B, CLIN 0001

The end date in Section B, CLIN 0001 seems to be incorrect. Can CDC confirm that the end date for CLIN 0001 should be

6/14/2024?

See answer to question 9.

49 2 Listed as “ITOPSS 3.0 Request for Task

Order Proposal (RFTOP)” however, should this be listed as ITOPSS 4.0?

This should be listed as

ITOPSS 4.0.

50 3 & 7 Section B

Section C.2.A

The supplies/services lists 3 roles:

Informatics Technical Advisor, Data

Advisor, Senior Program Officer. But the

Quantity/Unit is listed for 1 job. The

Overall Services section (C.2.A) lists that 1 person is to provide services for each role.

Please clarify the number of roles required for this RFTOP.

There all three independent

Service Letters. There will a different labor source for each.

All three Service Letters are listed in CLINS 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001 as a reference.

51 47 L.2(b) Will the government clarify and provide detail on what the “Staff Time Percentage

Information” requirement in the RFTOP appendices is meant to entail?

This has been removed in the RFTOP.

52 47 L.2(b) Please provide more detail on what is to be included in the management schedule in the

RFTOP appendices?

A timeline, timetable or schedule on how the offeror plans to manage the contract.

53 47 L.2(b) Are the Letters of Commitment (LOCs) requested in the RFTOP appendices supposed to be personnel LOCs or subcontractor LOCs?

This will be for each person proposed for the three Service Letters

54 N/A General There are no instructions in the RFTOPs to guide submission of the RFTOP response.

The document titled “RFP

75D30123R63271 031516” gives some instruction regarding page count. Given the

30-page limit per RFTOP response and the requested appendices, it would be easier for

Offerors to submit each RFTOP response as a separate document (Word and PDF).

Please confirm that submitting each

RFTOP technical proposal in its own separate document is acceptable.

Submitting each RFTOP technical proposal in its own separate document is acceptable.

55 N/A General Does the RFTOP submission file/files need to be provided in both word and pdf?

Both word and pdf.

56 47 / 49 L.2.b

L.2.e.3.V

L.2.b notes “CVs” are allowed in appendices; L.2.e.III.v requires “resumes”.

Are the terms “CV” and “resume” being

Yes, they are interchangeable.

used interchangeably? If not, please provide clarification as to the correct instruction/term.

57 50 L.2.e.3.VI-

VII

Requirements VI and VII under the

Management Approach for the RFTOPs are very redundant. Will the government provide an updated RFTOP where these items are combined or provide further detail on the different information the government is seeking in these sections?

The language in these two have be revised into one criteria (VI).

The new VI is below and has been added in the

RFTOP (VI).

The Offeror shall describe the approach/plan that will enable the employee’s relocation to the assigned

Country, which will range from relocation to repatriation. At a minimum, describe methods that address medical care, emergency evacuation, transportation, security, and housing.

Attach any examples of orientation materials that will be provided to service employee(s) for this assignment.

58 50 L.2.e.3.VII Please confirm the examples of assimilation and/or any orientation materials that will be provided to service employee(s) for this assignment are to be inserted into the appendices for the RFTOP and will not count towards the page limit.

See answer to question 57 for the revisions.

As a result, the word

“assimilation” has been removed.