Amendment_No_3_Q&A.docx

Amendment No. 3 75N93019R00006 “NIAID Evaluation Services” Solicitation Number:

Amendment Number:

Amendment Issue Date:

75N93019R00006

Three (3)

May 8th, 2019

Contracting Officer

OA/DEA/NIAID/NIH/HHS

5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3B21 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9821

matt.lear@nih.gov Matt Lear, Contract Specialist Phone: 240-669-5109

SECONDARY:

callie.prassinos@nih.gov Callie Prassinos, Contracting Officer Phone: 240-669-5155

Please note that we do NOT intend to extend the due date for submission of proposals as a result of this amendment. The date specified for receipt of proposals remains unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) answer questions from potential offerors regarding the solicitation

Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this Amendment by identifying this amendment number and date of the amendment on each copy of the proposal submitted. Failure to receive your acknowledgement may result in the rejection of your proposal. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

Responses to Questions from Potential Offerors:

Question 1:

Section B.1.b, page 58; Is the Principal Investigator/Project Director considered “key” at the IDIQ level or at the task order level? In this section, it is called out as “key”, but in the table in Attachment 4 on page 96, Business Proposal Instructions under Section 3- Uniform Cost Assumptions, 1). Technical Cost Assumptions, paragraph A), the Project Manager is listed but not a Project Director.

Question 2:

Attachment 4, page 96; Are all the ODCs fixed amounts for the purposes of evaluation, including subcontractors and consultants?

Question 3:

Attachment 4, page 96; Does the Government only want the labor categories identified with hours to be priced? There are rows for “Other Proposed Personnel.” Does the Government expect bidders to add hours for other personnel for the IDIQ?

Responses to Question 3:

The labor categories are the Government’s estimates. The contractor may suggest other labor categories with accompanying justifications and costs.

Question 4:

Attachment 4, page 88; Does the Government anticipate awarding Task Order 1 with the IDIQ award on July 15, 2019?

Question 5:

Attachment 4, page 90; Do the deliverables in the table pertain to an existing program or is this a new initiative?

Question 6:

Attachment 4, page 90; If the deliverables pertain to an existing program, is there a contractor currently working on the evaluation?

Responses to Question 6:

The Base Contract is a recompete of contract HHSN272201600016I with Ripple Effect Communications.

Question 7:

Attachment 4, page 88; Please confirm the Service Contract Act and the Service Contract Labor Standards under FAR 52.222-41 are inapplicable to Task Order 1?

Question 8:

Attachment 9, page 43; Under the Business Proposal Attachments, Attachment 9 link to the Excel Spreadsheet – NIH instructions state to discuss the spreadsheet with the cognizant Contract Specialist responsible for the RFP of interest? Do we need to speak with the Contract Specialist to obtain additional direction (password for spreadsheet) or can we just proceed with using it?

Question 9:

Attachment 9, page 43; Do we need to use the specific spreadsheet link, attached to this RFP under the Business Proposal Attachment, Attachment 9, or can we use our own Excel Spreadsheet as long as it contains all items/data requested in the RFP details?

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