B05 Amdnment A0005-75H70126R00001 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.

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A0005

Andrew Hart, Contracting Officer

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

75H70126R00001

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11/06/2025

09/26/2025

SF30 Continuation Page

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

1. Change the following Paragraph in Section L.4.1. Factor 4: Past Performance as listed below.

From: Offerors shall not include nor incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

To: Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

2. Add the following FAR Provision in Section L.

L.8. FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

3. Provide a Q&A as of November 6, 2025.

4. Replace B01 Attachment 4 Self Performed Calculation Sheet with B01 Attachment 4 Self Performed

Calculation Sheet_Revised. See attached document.

5. Change the paragraph “All work or experience should be within the last 7 years from the date proposals are due.” to “All work or experience should be within the last 6 years from the date proposals are due.” in Section L.3.1, L.3.2, and L.3.3.

6. Extend the RFP response deadline by seven days from November 12, 2025, 1:00 PM PT to November 19, 2025, 1:00 PM PT.

B. See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0005 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

A0005 19 10/30/2025 Admin

RFP Page 38-39 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Performance States "Offerors shall not include nor incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs."

Q: Due to the Gov't shutdown (i.e. Gov't personnel not working/in office and able to respond), would IHS consider removing this from the solicitation and allow previously submitted PPQs?

10/30/2025

Offerors may include PPQs that were completed prior to this solicitation that have been used for other RFPs, provided that they are submitted in full. Offerors shall not incorporate any PPQ by reference only.

If you are unable to obtain the PPQ as a result of the government shutdown, please note this in your proposal. This will not adversely affect your evaluation.

IHS CS

A0005 20 10/30/2025 Admin

RFP Page 41 / Section L.4.3 / Factor 6: Price Reasonablenes Attachment 4 Self Performed Calculation Sheet If the Offeror, as Prime, does not plan to subcontract any portion of the contract and intends to self-perform 100% of the work, please confirm if the Offeror should complete only one line in the table and list all applicable disciplines to be utilized in the “Discipline” column?

11/06/2025

Yes

IHS CS

A0005 21 10/30/2025 Admin

RFP Page 41 / Section L.4.3 / Factor 6: Price Reasonablenes Attachment 4 Self Performed Calculation Sheet Could you please clarify whether the examples listed in the “Discipline” column of the first table (e.g., Project Director, Researcher, Technical Advisor) are intended to be used again in the second table at contract completion? The two tables use different types of classifications, which would make it difficult to compare proposed and actual self-performed work. Please confirm if this was an oversight and that the Offeror should use the examples from the first, “proposal” table for both sections, since the examples in the second table (Architectural, Civil, Structural) appear to be inapplicable and more appropriate for an Architect-Engineering contract.

11/06/2025

The second table had a wrong information. Please find the B01 Attachment 4 Self Performed Calculation Sheet_Revised.

IHS CS

A0005 22 10/30/2025 Admin

RFP Page 41 / Section L.4.3 / Factor 6: Price Reasonablenes Attachment 4 Self Performed Calculation Sheet Is the Attachment 4 to only include labor costs and not other direct costs?

Does the contractor need to complete an Attachment 4 for each year in other words submit (5) Attachment 4s.

11/06/2025

No. The cost in the Self Performed Calculation Sheet must include everything.

Prime Contractor Cost + Subcontractor Cost = Total Cost.

Total cost must be equal to the Contract Award Amount. IHS CS

A0005 23 10/30/2025 Admin

What type of contract will this be i.e. Time and Materials, Firm Fixed?

11/06/2025

It will be a firm-fixed price contract.

Added L.8. FAR Provision in Section L. See attached B01 RFP 75H70125R00001 TIPCAP Amended by A0005 for added L.8. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984).

IHS CS

A0005 24 10/30/2025 Technical

RFP Page 8 / Section C.6 / V. Injury Prevention Annual Cooperative Agreement Workshop What city is the workshop expected to be held each year? Are the workshop materials to be printed for each participant and if so on average how many pages are there? Does the contractor need to manage an online registration site?

11/06/2025

The workshop has been in various cities across the country.

Sometimes it is in Rockville MD to align with other activities at IHS HQ.

Other cities recently include Denver, CO and Madison, WI. Workshop materials that require printing for everyone include agendas, activity worksheets, and anything requested by the funded sites. Most materials including evals, can be digital. An online registration for the workshop is not a requirement.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 25 10/30/2025 Technical

RFP Page 38 / Section L.3.2 / Factor 2: Technical Capability Considering the 5 elements IHS is requesting, as well as relevant previous examples, to be included in the Factor 2 response, will IHS consider expanding the page limitation to 15 pages? 11/06/2025

No, the page limitation will not be expanded.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 26 10/30/2025 Technical

RFP Page 38 / Section L.3.2 / Factor 2: Technical Capability Is IHS wanting bidders to include a proposed technical approach in the Technical Capability section? Should the proposed technical approach be included in any other section, and if so, where?

11/06/2025

IHS would like to understand, with examples, how bidders will implement section C, Performance Work Statement. A specific type of approach does not need to be outlined. IHS RA Rep

A0005 27 10/30/2025 Technical

RFP Page 38 / Section L.3.3 / Factor 3: Key Personnel and Management Approach Are non-key personnel resumes also outside of the page count? 11/06/2025

If the personnel resume is essential to the operation, it should be considered 'key personnel' and each of those resumes has a 3 page limit. The resumes do not count toward the 5 page limit of this section.

Non-essential resumes should not be included.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 28 10/31/2025 Technical

RFP Page 36 / Section L.2 / Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions Amendment 4 states that in order for offerors to utilize a subcontractor or sister company/subsidiary they must demonstrate meaningful involvement and specifically address which resources are being committed to the project for each applicable project in Factor 1.

Given the Section L requirements, the page restrictions, and the information required to show meaningful involvement, will the Government please confirm that only the meaningful involvement explanation is excluded from Factor 1 page count?

11/06/2025

All content submitted for Factor 1, including any explanation of meaningful involvement, counts toward the page limit. There are no exclusions.

IHS CS

A0005 29 10/31/2025 Admin

RFP Page 39 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Performance In amendment 3, the RFP states that all performance ratings shall be considered for contracts ongoing or completed within 7 years preceding the date proposals are due. However, Amendment 4 says “within 6 years”.

Will the government please confirm that performance ratings for contracts within the last 7 years will be considered in the evaluation?

11/06/2025

No. performance ratings for contracts ongoing or completed more than 6 years will not be considerd for evaluation.

IHS CS

A0005 30 10/31/2025 Admin

RFP Page 39 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Performance Factor 4 states that “offers should submit copies of their CPARs ratings for all projects submitted under Factor 1 - Experience With American Indian and Native American Communities.”

Will the Government please confirm then for Factor 1, offerors should only address/describe the contracts they submit for Factor 4?

11/06/2025

No. Offerors are not limited to submitting only projects that have CPARs available. Offerors may submit projects for Factor 1 – Experience With American Indian and Native American Communities that do not have associated CPARs. In such cases, Offerors may utilize Attachment 3 – Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) to provide past performance information.

IHS CS

A0005 31 10/31/2025 Technical

RFP Page 43 / Section M.3.1.2 / Factor 2: Technical Capability The RFP states that “More favorable ratings will be given to Offerors who successfully demonstrate all five (5) of these elements and identifies quantitative or qualitative benefits to the Government within their technical narrative”, which seems to imply that offerors aren’t required to demonstrate all 5 elements.

However, L.3.2 states that “the Technical Elements for the section shall include the following five (5) elements that must be addressed.”

Will the Government please confirm that offerors should address all 5 elements when detailing their technical capability i.e. approach in Factor 2?

11/06/2025

Offerors should address all 5 elements to receive more favorable ratings.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 32 10/31/2025 Technical

RFP Page 37 / Section L.3.2 / Factor 2: Technical Capability Section L.3.2 states that “All information must be presented in sufficient depth to allow the Government to make a comprehensive evaluation of the Offeror’s understanding of the Statement of Work and the Offeror’s capability for successful performance to meet these requirements.

Will the government please clarify how they intend to evaluate the “offeror’s capability for successful performance to meet these requirements”?

Will this be done by assessing the offeror’s technical approach to performing the SOW and the 5 elements? Or by assessing the relevant previous examples provided within Factor 2?

11/06/2025

The government will evaluate the offeror's capability for successful performance by carefully reviewing examples provided in Factor 2 with the scope of work. Other information within the proposal may be taken into consideration regarding evaluation of the capbility for success.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 33 10/31/2025 Technical

RFP Page 43 / Section M.3.1.2 / Factor 2: Techinical Capability M.3.1.2 states that “The standard for this factor is met when the Offeror’s narrative adequately addresses each of the elements of this submission requirement”

Will the Government please clarify if this narrative is meant to be a description of “relevant previous examples to demonstrate […our] understanding of each of the 5 elements”?

Or a technical proposal/approach which details the offeror’s approach to performing elements 1-5 and “demonstrate[s] the offeror’s technical understanding of the SOW”?

11/06/2025

The offeror should outline their approach to performing elements 1-5.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 34 10/31/2025 Technical

RFP Page 44 / Section M.3.1.3 / Factor 3: Key Personnel and Management Approach The RFP states that “The minimum for this factor is met when the Offeror’s resumes adequately addresses each of the three (3) elements of this submission requirement”.

Will the Government please confirm that offeror’s may address/respond to Elements 1 and 2 within the provided KP resumes that are limited to three pages?

11/06/2025

No, offeror's resumes should adequately address each of the 3 elements.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 35 10/31/2025 Technical

RFP Page 44 / Section M.3.1.3 / Factor 3: Key Personnel and Management Approach The RFP states that “The minimum for this factor is met when the Offeror’s resumes adequately addresses each of the three (3) elements of this submission requirement”.

Will the Government please confirm that offerors do not need to address their response to Element 3 – Management Approach/enhanced support within the provided KP resumes that are excluded from page count?

11/06/2025

Offerors should adequately address each of the 3 elements within the allotted 3 page limit for the KP resumes.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 36 10/31/2025 Technical

RFP Page 38 / Section L.3.3 / Factor 3: Key Personnel and Management Approach Element 2 of Factor 3 states “The Offeror shall demonstrate relative the experience and capability of the project manager/ lead…”.

Will the Government please confirm that the project manager/lead refers to the Project Director role?

11/06/2025

Yes, the project manager/lead refers to the person overseeing and managing the project, who can be the project director.

IHS RA Rep

A0005 37 10/31/2025 Technical

RFP Page 38 / Section L.3.3 / Factor 3: Key Personnel and Management Approach Factor 3 states “All work or experience should be within the last 7 years from the date proposals are due”.

Will the Government please clarify if this mean offeror’s can only describe the KPs work history for the past 7 years within their resume?

11/06/2025

The reference to “seven (7) years” in Section L.3.3 was a typographical error. The correct period is six (6) years from the date proposals are due.

Yes. Key Personnel resumes should reflect relevant experience gained within the past six (6) years from the proposal due date. Experience prior to that period will not be evaluated.

IHS CS

A0005 38 10/31/2025 Admin

RFP Page 39 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Performance Section L.4.1 states “The Government will only evaluate up to five (5) CPARS/PPQs for the prime contractor and/or JV entity.”

However, Q&As in Amendment 4 and Section L.2 of the RFP state that offerors may submit CPARs from Subcontractors, sister companies, subsidiaries, etc.

Will the Government please confirm that they will evaluate CPARs from Subcontractors, sister companies, subsidiaries, etc?

11/06/2025

Yes. If an Offeror utilizes the experience of a subcontractor, sister company, or subsidiary under Factor 1, the Government will evaluate that entity’s CPAR or PPQ corresponding to the project submitted for Factor 1.

IHS CS

A0005 39 10/31/2025 Admin

RFP Page 39 / Section L.4.1 / Factor 4: Past Performance Section L.4.1 states “The Government will only evaluate up to five (5) CPARS/PPQs for the prime contractor and/or JV entity.”

However, Q&As in Amendment 4 and Section L.2 of the RFP state that offerors may submit CPARs from Subcontractors, sister companies, subsidiaries, etc.

Will the Government please confirm that CPARs or PPQs from a subcontractor, sister company, or subsidiary will be evaluated with the same weight as those submitted by the Prime?

11/06/2025

Yes. CPARs or PPQs from a subcontractor, sister company, or subsidiary will be evaluated with the same weight as those submitted by the Prime Contractor, only when the proposal clearly demonstrates how that entity will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract and specifically identifies the resources being committed to the contract.

IHS CS

A0005 40 11/5/2025 Admin

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, several of our projects have federal staff who are fully furloughed and unable to complete the PPQs or CPARS. Will the government permit a similar experience written submission in place of an official CPARS or PPQ?

Alternatively, may we submit the PPQs within five days after the shutdown is lifted?

11/06/2025

See Government response for item #19.

IHS CS

A0005 41 11/5/2025 Admin Alternatively, may we submit the PPQs within five days after the shutdown is lifted? 11/06/2025

No.

IHS CS