RFP 75N98020R00014 QA .docx

RFP 75N98020R00014 – Questions and Answers

Answers are in bold.

1. Page 40 of the solicitation states: “The offeror will also indicate what equipment will be used to inspect each type of x-ray equipment in the Statement of Work, including Computed Tomography units.” However, x-ray equipment surveys are not a task listed in the Statement of Work. Please clarify; must x-ray equipment inspection be addressed in our technical submission?

This language was inadvertently added to the solicitation and has been removed. Please see updated version of the solicitation.

2. Page 40 of the solicitation states: “The offeror will detail the number, make, model and year of the vehicle(s) to be used for transportation of packages.” However, package transportation is not listed as one of the tasks in the Statement of Work. Please clarify; must package transportation be addressed in our technical submission?

This language was inadvertently added to the solicitation and has been removed. Please see updated version of the solicitation.

3. On page 19 of the RFP, Article 15 on refers to “Decommissioning” while Article 16 refers to “Quality Assurance.” The Business Proposal Instructions on page 41 states: “However, do not provide pricing for Decommissioning (Line Item 16) as the amount will be $10M over a five-year period and pricing will be made on the task order level.” Please confirm that page 41 instead refers to Decommissioning (Line Item 15) as not required pricing.

Article 15/Line Item 16-Decommissioning does not require pricing. Vendor must submit pricing when task order is created.

4. Tasks Orders being designated as Firm-Fixed Price could result in higher costs to NIH. Would NIH instead consider designating Task Orders as Time and Materials?

No, the NIH is looking at firm fixed price task orders.

5. To help facilitate development of the required Quality Control Plan and, subsequently, expedite project kickoff, will NIH provide a list of quality control requirements that have been placed on the incumbent contractor?

The QASP (PWS Attachment #5), NIH’s Quality Control Plan, is part of the solicitation and has been posted with this RFP. Vendors must state how they plan on attaining quality assurance/control (and will be part of evaluation criterion B).