RFI - Inspection Contract - Final Response.pdf

RFP page 12 mentions a transition of ongoing work from the incumbent. May we have the name and contact information for the incumbent?

This information will be provided to the awardee

RFP page 81 "2. The Offeror shall forward a COPY of the completed Part I and the un-completed Part II of the Past Performance Questionnaire to the customer reference for each of the Example Projects submitted under SF330 Part I Section F." The only other mention of a 330 is on page 79 "Note – Resumes can be submitted in SF330 Section E formats" Are SF330s required for this solicitation?

SF330s are not required, please disregard

Are Factors C & D to both be included in SECTION 4: Offeror’s Past Performance? Yes

RFP page 82 "Offeror shall include SECTION K

- REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS,

and OTHER STATEMENTS of OFFERORS, which can be accessed electronically from the internet at the following address:

http://rcb.cancer.gov/rcb-internet/wkf/sectionk.pdf" This link leads to the National Cancer Institute. Please clarify

The link is incorrect, sam.gov is the location where your companies Reps and Certs can be found for submission.

) The TECHNICAL Proposal Sections (RFP pg75) and Factors (RFP pg76-81) are not in the same order. Please confirm or clarify that this is how the Sections and Factors line up:

- SECTION 1: Offeror's Management Approach

(FACTOR A)

- SECTION 2: Offeror's Past Experience

(FACTOR C)

- SECTION 3: Offeror’s Key Personnel

(FACTOR B)

- SECTION 4: Offeror’s Past Performance

(FACTOR D)"

Please use the order found on page 75;

SECTION 1: Offeror's Management Approach

SECTION 2: Offeror's Past Experience

SECTION 3: Offeror’s Key Personnel

SECTION 4: Offeror’s Past Performance

ATTACHMENT C – DISCLOSURE LOBBYING

ACTIVITIES. The attachment is only referenced by name on page 65 and there is no mention of it being a requirement nor where to include it in the proposals. Please clarify.

Please provide as an attachement to the Price Proposal

Given the large volume of information to be collected and compiled as well as the original PPQ requirement, we respectfully request the government extend the due date an additional 7 working days.

No

RFP pg 77 "If applicable, provide Team Members' addresses and proximity to the work." Due to privacy issues, please confirm city and state are all that is needed to comply with this requirement.

City and State are OK.

RFP pg 80 "1. Project Experience. The Government is seeking those firms with current and relevant estimating experience similar to the work to be executed under this contract." Is the government asking the offerors to provide estimating experience in addition to the QA experience listed in this RFP, or is this meant to be inspection experience? Please clarify.

No, this is a typo. It should read as "The Government is seeking those firms with current and relevant inspection ...

RFP pg 6 "Once thoroughly vetted by the QAT Lead, a Request for Inspection Services (RFIS) Form (Refer to Exhibit A: Request for Inspection Services Form) is initiated and forwarded to the Inspection Contractor’s Project Manager (PM)." Exhibit A: Request for Inspection Services Form was not provided for review. Please provide this form for reference.

A copy of the current Request For Services is attached.

PLEASE NOTE that this form is under review and may change after contract award to ensure sufficient detail is provided.

Can NIH provide a "typical research module" for both TAB and electrical metering pricing purposes for an "apples-to-apples" pricing comparison?

For the TAB and Electrical Metering Task Areas, the business pricing form is amended to include annual hours predicted for TAB and Electrical Metering services. These hours will be used for price comparisons only and to set pre‐determined hourly rates. When TAB and Electrical Services are required, a task order will be issued with more detail to allow for a firm estimation of hours and total cost of the TAB or Electrical

Metering service.

NIH has described in the RFP that they anticipate 30 projects a year will require TAB or Pre-TAB services per module. However, since the size and SOW for each module can vary greatly, so can the level of effort for these services. Question: Will NIH provide more details on the number of TAB points anticipated per project, OR does the NIH intend to compensate the prime contractor at an hourly rate for TAB services required for each project or provide the number of hours that should be planned for each module?

For the TAB and Electrical Metering Task Areas, the business pricing form is amended to include annual hours predicted for TAB and Electrical Metering services. These hours will be used for price comparisons only and to set pre‐determined hourly rates. When TAB and Electrical Services are required, a task order will be issued with more detail to allow for a firm estimation of hours and total cost of the TAB or Electrical

Metering service.

NIH has described in the RFP that they anticipate 30 projects a year will require Electrical Metering services.

Question-a: Is it NIH's intent to have us provide pricing for electrical metering services based on the “Electrical Metering Services” on page 9 of the SOW - using that information on page 9 as the basis for the 30 projects (ie "a typical research module")? OR does the NIH intend to compensate the prime contractor hourly for the electrical metering services required for each project?

Question-b: Since the size and SOW for each project can vary greatly, as such, so can the level of effort for these services. Can NIH provide more information as to both the number of circuits and panels/MCC points anticipated per project?

For the TAB and Electrical Metering Task Areas, the business pricing form is amended to include annual hours predicted for TAB and Electrical Metering services. These hours will be used for price comparisons only and to set pre‐determined hourly rates. When TAB and Electrical Services are required, a task order will be issued with more detail to allow for a firm estimation of hours and total cost of the TAB or Electrical

Metering service.

There is no line item for the markup of subcontractors. Please add a line on the pricing sheet for this.

Please use the "Other" line on the pricing backup sheet and note that it is for subcontractor markup.

Project Management Hours - In the attachment A, instructions item 2, there is no requirement listed for the hours per project per day for PM.

Are we to use an additional percentage on top of the total inspector's hours or it needs to be included in the total inspector's hours? This will ensure a fair comparison of bids across the board.

The required hours of contractor project management is to be determined by the Offeror. The business pricing spreadsheets show a separate line item for PM and NIH prefers it be included and billed as a separate line item.

however, should the Offeror decide to include PM activities in inspector rates, the Offeror should then put zero in the PM line and indicate that PM is included in inspector rates/hours.

Should CPARS be submitted in lieu of the past performance, if available for a submitted project.

Yes

RFP document - it seems like the margins on the right side are very tight. Please confirm that no text and content is being cut off.

Confirmed

PPQ Form - Please confirm part I mentioned in the technical Proposal Factor D Past Performance refers to items 1 thru 5 and Part II refers to items 6 thru 13.

Confirmed

Key Personnel Submission Requirements - Will multiple resumes be accepted for key personnel role? We ask this based on the number of hours listed in the Attachment A Pricing Templates, will require more than one person to fill the time.

Yes, we anticipate more than one person to fill the roles.

From the Attachment A Pricing Template - We used 125 projects for 90 days duration each and 1.5 hours per project per day to come up with a total of 16,875 hours. Please confirm this is the correct number required for all inspector hours.

Yes, those are the total estimated annual hours for

Mechanical, Electrical and A/S/C Inspectors. Offeror's may propose alternatives.