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12 E.2 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

Under Identified QA Surveillance Tasks (QASP) – Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL) and Performance Evaluation section, the government states that payment will be withheld until contractor makes correction.

Does the government provide an opportunity for the contractor to earn back the amount withheld in a subsequent month?

No, the withheld payment is considered penalty per the late delivery and the contractor is still liable to make the delivery within a reasonable time period. Otherwise, the government may consider taking further action to encourage the contractor’s compliance under the contract terms.

51 Section L.1.1 Technical Capability. Element 5

Can bidders put the Quality Control Plan in an Appendix or does it count as part of the 15-page limit for the Technical Capability section, if needed? Does IHS have a QCP Template that bidders should use?

The Quality Control Plan can be submitted as an appendix. The contractor is to propose its own Quality Control Plan that suits this requirement.

51 Section L.1.1 Technical Capability. Element 7

How many documents need Section 508 compliance annually? Will the government provide the Section 508 tool to assess document compliance or should bidders assume that it will be part of the ODCs?

Section 508 compliance is considered a minor part of the scope. Section 508 effort will be reimbursed as ODC.

54 Section L.2. Proposal Section Template

Under 1. Technical Capability, did the government intend to write Technical Element 4 in 1.4?

Yes, it is an error. It was meant to be 1.4.