D-Attachment-QUESTIONS.pdf

Question No. Document / Section / Page Question Answer

1 General Could the Government please provide the details what is needed in the technical approach and page limit ?

Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The technical approach page limit should be no longer than 15 pages, not including the cover page, or table of contents.

2 General How many past performance do we need to submit?

There is no set limit to the amount of past performance examples to be provided, however this volume should not exceed 15 pages.

3 General Is there any incumbent on this contract? If yes, please provide details of incumbent.

Yes. Per section (v) of the solicitation, the incumbent is Rose Li & Associates, Inc.

4 General Can NIA provide a pricing template to be followed while submitting the response? There is no set pricing template.

5 General Can NIA provide a count of the number of resources working on this project currently? If so, what are the labor categories?

Staffing level varies over the course of the contract. One contractor works 40 hours per week; other contractors work varying number of hours based on requirements and schedule of specific tasks. In recent months the following labor categories have worked on the current contract: Analyst III, Meeting Manager III, Project Assistant IV, Project Coordinator II, Project Director III, Project Manager, Project Manager I, Project Manager II, Science Writer III, Science Writer IV , Senior Analyst II, Senior Analyst III.

6 General

I was reviewing the notice and was unclear where to the find the instructions to offerors on the technical and pricing proposal response requirements. Could you please direct me where to find them?

Per the solicitation section xiv, "responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price proposal must include the labor categories, an estimate of the number of hours required for each labor category, fully loaded fixed hourly rate for each labor category, breakdown and rationale for other direct costs or materials, and the total amount."

7 General How many volumes are to be submitted with this effort? Technical, cost, and past performance? Technical approach/capability, past performance, and price.

8 General Are the hours on the this solicitation consistent with prior hours performed on the incumbent contract? The hours provided are estimates based on the incumbent contract.

9 General Are key personnel required to cover each task?

Key personnel need not be identified in most cases. Contractor should assign personnel qualified for the particular task.

10 General Is the vendor allowed to determine which personnel are key? Yes

11 General What is the anticipated start date for this work? The anticipated start date is during the month of August 2023.

12 General Can the Government please confirm if the incumbent is still qualified to participate? Yes.

13 General

Can the Government please confirm who are the key personnels?

Key personnel are considered to be essential to work performance. At least 30 days prior to the contractor voluntarily diverting any of the specified individuals to other programs or contracts the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and shall submit a justification for the diversion or replacement and a request to replace the individual. The Contractor shall not divert, replace, or announce any such change to key personnel without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. The contract will be modified to add or delete key personnel as necessary to reflect the agreement of the parties.

14 General Can the Government please confirm if any other documents need to be submitted? All required documents are listed in the solicitation.

15 General Can the Government please confirm the evaluation factors? Please refer to section (ix) of the solicitation for evaluation factors.

QUESTIONS RECEIVED FOR RFQ# 75N95023R00025 Science Mgmt and Research Admin