B05 Amdnment A0004-75H70126R00001 TIPCAP.pdf

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 or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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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.

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16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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A0004

Andrew Hart, Contracting Officer

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Indian Health Service - DES Seattle 701 5th Avenue, Suite 1600 Seattle, WA 98104

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10/27/2025

09/26/2025

SF30 Continuation Page

A. The purpose of this amendment is for the followings;

1. Updated Section L.4.1. Factor 4: Past Performance and Section M.3.2.1. Factor 4: Past Performance.

See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0004 for Revised L.4.1 Factor 4: Past Performance and M.3.2.1. Factor 4: Past Performance.

2. Updated Section L.2. Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions.

See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0004 for Revised L.2. Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions.

3. Provide a Q&A as of October 27, 2025.

B. See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0004 for fully updated RFP.

C. All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.

Amend No.

Item

Date Submitted

Question Type

(Technical or Admin)

Question Response Date Response Responded By

EXAMPLE 0 11/23/2020 Technical Please provide drawings or plans for ??? 11/23/2020 IHS Response IHS POC

A0001 1 9/30/2025 Technical

Solicitation Page #6 / Section C.3. / Title Organization Page 6, Section C.3 states: “For Part I – Injury Prevention Program cooperative agreements, Tribal programs are required to hire a full-time program coordinator.

For Part II – Injury Prevention Program Projects, the tribal project coordinator may be a staff member from a Tribe or Tribal organization.”

Please clarify whether this requirement applies to TIPCAP grantees only, or if the contractor must also provide a program coordinator as part of its proposed staffing.

09/30/2025

The TIPCAP coordinator position applies to TIPCAP grantees only.

The contractor does not provide and is not involved in the grantee staffing and they do not need to provide the program coordinators as part of their staffing.

IHS RA Rep

A0002 2 10/2/2025 Admin

Under C.6. Tasks, Deliverables, and Reporting, X. Other details Contractor Qualifications for a Project Director and Research/Technical Advisor. Can you tell me if these personnel are required to be employed directly by the contract recipient or if they are allowed to subcontract out for these staff person(s)?

10/06/2025

This decision is at the discretion of the Offeror.

However, Offerors are reminded that for service contracts under this ISBEE Set-Aside, the Prime Contractor must ensure that no less than 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel is performed by the Prime and/or “similarly situated entities.”

Accordingly, if these positions are subcontracted, they must be accounted for within the self-performance calculation to ensure compliance with 13 CFR §125.6 and FAR 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting).

IHS CS

A0003 3 10/14/2025 Admin

Is IHS' contract with the active incumbent (the University of Colorado) still actively working on the project?

10/15/2025

Yes.

IHS CS

A0003 4 10/14/2025 Admin

Can the government provide the historical level of effort on the incumbent contract, including, by year, the labor categories utilized, number of hours in each labor category, and any other direct costs included in the budget?

10/15/2025

The Government does not have historical level-of-effort (LOE) data available in a format suitable for release under this solicitation.

Additionally, certain information contained in the incumbent contract may be proprietary to the current contractor and therefore cannot be disclosed under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 3.104 and FAR 15.201(f).

Offerors are advised to develop their proposed staffing and cost approaches based on their independent assessment of the requirements described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and other solicitation documents. Any assumptions made regarding historical workload or level of effort should be clearly identified in the proposal submission.

The Government will not release any additional cost or labor data related to the incumbent contract.

IHS CS

A0003 5 10/14/2025 Technical

RFP Page 8 / Section C.5 / Government Furnished Property Can the government confirm that contractors are to provide all computing equipment for its team members? 10/15/2025

The contractors are to provide all computing equipment for their work.

IHS RA Rep

A0003 6 10/14/2025 Technical

RFP Page 8 / Section C.5 / Government Furnished Property Can the government provide information on the systems that contractor staff will need to access? 10/15/2025

If interpreted correctly, the contractors will need basic computer programs and the ability to obtain additional types of services based on the data and information collected throughout the contract. IHS RA Rep

A0003 7 10/14/2025 Technical

RFP Page 8 / Section C.5 / Government Furnished Property Can the Will the government provide access to any necessary systems to complete the work? 10/15/2025

No. The contractor is responsible for basic computer software and functionality.

IHS RA Rep

A0003 8 10/14/2025 Technical

RFP Page 8 / Section C.5 / Government Furnished Property Can the government clarify whether any information is to be maintained in systems not controlled by the government? 10/15/2025

Contractor can use existing and secure external websites created by the incumbent or develop a shared system that meets the requirements of C.6, II. IHS RA Rep

A0003 9 10/14/2025 Admin

RFP Page 17 & 36 / Section G3 & L.3.3 / G3 - Key Personnel & L.3.3 Key Personnel and Management Approach In Section G.3 - Key Personnel, the solicitation lists "Managing Director" "Project Directors/Manager" and "Research/Technical Advisor" as key personnel. In Section L.3.3 - Factor 3: Key Personnel and Management Approach, the solicitation lists "Project Director" and Researcher/Technical Advisor" as the key personnel. Can the government clarify the key personnel requirements.

10/15/2025

RFP Section G.3. has been updated with Project Director and Researcher/Techinical Advisor for consistency with the requirements outlined in Section L.3.3.

IHS CS

A0003 10 10/14/2025 Admin

RFP Page 23-24 / Section I / Contract Clauses The solicitation lists multiple Indian Preference Program Clauses (52.226- 1 - Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises Jun 2000; 352.226-1 - Indian Preference [HHSAR DEVIATION 2025-01 (Mar 2025)] Dec 2015; and 352.226-2 - Indian Preference Program Dec 2015). Can the government clarify which of these are applicable to this contract?

10/15/2025

All of those clauses are applicable to this contract.

IHS CS

A0003 11 10/14/2025 Admin

RFP Page 24 / Section I / Contract Clauses Regarding clause: 352.209-1 Contractor Compliance with Defending Woman and Protecting Children Requirements – Certification [HHSAR DEVIATION 2025-01 (Mar 2025)] and clause 352-209-2 Contractor Compliance with Defending Woman and Protecting Children Requirements [HHSAR DEVIATION 2025-01 (Mar 2025)]. We believe that these should be HHSAR Deviation 2025-02. Please clarify.

10/15/2025

HHSAR clauses 352.209-1 & 352.209-2 are updatedas HHSAR Deviation 2025-02 (Mar 2025).

IHS CS

A0003 12 10/14/2025 Admin

RFP Page 34 / Section L.2 / Proposal Instructions Can offers use a 10 point arial or arial narrow for tables, graphics, and figures? 10/15/2025

Yes. Section L.2. has been updated. See attached B01 RFP 75H70126R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0003. IHS CS

A0003 13 10/14/2025 Admin

RFP Page 4 / Section B / Table 1: Schedule of Items The RFP indicates in Section B, "Travel-Not-to Exceed (actual cost for all travel will be paid in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations, and no G&A, overhead, or profit may be applied)," G&A is considered cost and part of cost recovery consistent with Total Cost Input (TCI) accounting systems as defined in and applied consistently per FAR CAS 9904.403, Allocation of Shared Services Expenses to Segments and 9904.410, Allocation of Business Unit General and Administrative Expense to Final Cost Objective. This is considered to be allowable cost recovery under the JTR, FAR, and CAS. Will the government consider changing this section and remove the word “G&A” and leave only Fees?

10/15/2025

The language in Section B of the RFP stating that “no G&A, overhead, or profit may be applied” to travel costs is intentional and reflects the Government’s position on this procurement.

While we acknowledge that G&A can be an allowable indirect cost under CAS and FAR, for the purposes of this solicitation, travel costs will be reimbursed at actual cost in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), and no indirect costs (including G&A) or fee may be applied. This approach is consistent with internal agency policy and cost control measures.

As such, the Government will not revise the clause and will maintain the current restriction on applying G&A to travel.

IHS CS

A0004 14 10/23/2025 Admin

RFP Page 38 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Perforance Effective January 15, 2019, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) was retired, concluding its merger with the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). All data from PPIRS has been merged into CPARS.gov. Does Section L.4.1 mean that CPARS will be accepted in place of PPQs?

10/27/2025

See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0004 for Revised L.4.1 Factor 4: Past Performance and M.3.2.1.

Factor 4: Past Performance.

IHS CS

A0004 15 10/23/2025 Admin

RFP Page 38 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Perforance Due to the government shutdown, and to significant cuts across the Federal government in the last eight months, the government staff that supported some past performance projects are unreachable and/or unavailable to fill out PPQs. Will the Government allow CPARs be accepted in lieu of PPQs?

10/27/2025

See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0004 for Revised L.4.1 Factor 4: Past Performance and M.3.2.1.

Factor 4: Past Performance.

IHS CS

A0004 16 10/23/2025 Admin

RFP Page 38 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Perforance The Prime’s use of subcontractor past performance is unclear in the RFP response instructions. Excluding subcontractor past performance unnecessarily limits competition, especially since Joint-Venture past performances are explicitly allowed. Will the Government please confirm that:

same weight as a Prime’s past performance?

10/27/2025

See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0004 for Revised L.4.1 Factor 4: Past Performance and M.3.2.1.

Factor 4: Past Performance.

IHS CS

A0004 17 10/23/2025 Admin

RFP Page 38 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Perforance Many companies are structured with multiple divisions or multiple legal entities that individually perform Prime Contracts but fall under a broader corporate umbrella.

Recognizing such corporate structures exist across the industry, the procurement rules and numerous GAO decisions have made clear that procuring agencies may evaluate and credit an offeror with the past performance and corporate experience of sister subsidiary companies where the offeror’s proposal demonstrates that the resources of the sister subsidiary (e.g., workforce, management, facilities, or other resources) will be meaningfully contributed to contract performance. See GM–Bulltrack, B- 414591.6 (Comp. Gen. Oct. 30, 2018) (holding that an agency may properly attribute the experience or past performance of a sister subsidiary), and Iyabak Construction, LLC, B-409196 (Comp. Gen. Feb.6, 2014) (holding that the agency failed to articulate a rational basis for solicitation’s refusal to consider experience and past performance of sister subsidiaries).

Would the Government please confirm that the Offeror may cite the prime contract past performance and corporate experience of a sister subsidiary company as prime so long as the Offeror demonstrates how the resources of the sister subsidiary will meaningfully contribute to the performance of the opportunity?

10/27/2025

See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0004 for Revised L.2. Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions.

IHS CS

A0004 18 10/23/2025 Admin

RFP Page 39 / Section L.4.2 / Factor 5: Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Factor 5 Submittal Part 2 states offerors must demonstrate “the controlling enterprise’s Tribal enrollment/certificate of Degree of Indian Blood Documentation”.

Will the Government please clarify what documentation offeror’s need to provide to be compliant with this requirement.

10/27/2025

Required documentation includes evidence that the entity submitting a proposal is owned by tribal person(s) or a tribal entity (reference definition of Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) provided in HHSAR 326.601). If owned by individual(s), this includes an official document from the owner’s tribe identifying that they are a recognized tribal member, such as a scanned copy of a Tribal Enrollment card or certificate of Degree of Indian Blood Documentation. If the entity is owned by the tribe rather than individual(s), identify the name and ownership percentage of the federally recognized tribe that owns/ controls the entity. Please ensure the documentation has all PII sensitive data redacted.

IHS CS