75P001-19-Q-00238_Respirator_Combo_Amend_1.pdf

Solicitation # 75P001-19-Q-00238-00001 Web-Based Respirator Medical Questionnaire and Evaluation Tool

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 75P001-19-Q-00238 Amendment 00001

The purpose for this amendment is to revise Section L.2, L.5, M.2.2.1, M.2.2.2 as stated below.

Offerors shall provide a copy of this Amendment with their Business/Price Volume in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(9) and Section M.2.2.2 as amended below.

All other terms and conditions of the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation 75P001- 19-Q-00238 remain unchanged and in full effect.

1. REVISED L.2 INQUIRIES/SUBMISSION

Questions must be submitted no later than 10 Apr 2019 by 2:00 pm MT (4:00 pm ET) via email to Debbie.Hope@psc.hhs.gov. The Government's response to the inquiries will be posted on FedBizOpps. Any resulting additions, deletions or changes to the solicitation will be made by issuance of a formal amendment. Offerors are instructed specifically to contact only the issuing contract office in connection with any aspect of this requirement prior to contract award. The Government does not intend to extend the due date for proposals.

Offers must be submitted no later than 24 Apr 2019 by 2:00 pm MT (4:00 pm ET). The Offeror shall submit one (1) electronic version of this completed SF18 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation along with any exception to the terms and conditions or assumptions made in pricing the line items in a cover page to the Government in the Business/Price volume. The proposal shall be delivered via email to the Contracting Officer at the following address:

Debbie.Hope@psc.hhs.gov

NOTE: It is highly recommended to request a delivery/read receipt to insure the Contract Specialist receives the submission by the due date and time. Failure to use the specified mailing address or insure delivery could result in your proposal being delivered late.

2. REVISED L.5 Subcontracting Plan

All Offerors, other than those certifying themselves as a small business under the authorized NAICS industry subsector, shall provide a completed "Small Business Subcontracting Plan" in accordance with the instructions provided in FAR Clause 52.219-9 "Small Business Subcontracting Plan - Alternate II" using the template provided at Attachment 15 and shall be mailto:Debbie.Hope@psc.hhs.gov submitted as part of the Business/Price volume.

Shown below are the FY2019 subcontracting goals for HHS. These subcontracting goals are based on the total subcontracting dollar of the contract.

Small Business: 35% Small Disadvantaged Business (including 8a): 5% Woman-Owned Small Business: 5% Hubzone: 3% Veteran-Owned Small Business: 3% Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business: 3%

If subcontractors are proposed, Offerors shall include a commitment letter from the subcontractor detailing:

(1) Willingness to perform as a subcontractor for specific duties (list duties).

(2) What priority the work will be given and how it will relate to other work.

(3) The amount of time and facilities available to this project.

(4) Information on their cognizant field audit offices.

(5) How rights to publications and patents are to be handled.

(6) A complete price proposal in the same format as the Offeror's price proposal.

(7) For each subcontract over $700,000, the support should provide a listing by source, item, quantity, price, type of subcontract, degree of competition, and bases for establishing source and reasonableness of price, as well as the result of review and evaluation of subcontract proposals when required.

An acceptable plan must, in the determination of the Contracting Officer, provide the maximum opportunity for small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged persons to participate in the performance of the contract. If the apparently successful offeror fails to negotiate a subcontracting plan acceptable to the contracting officer within the time limit prescribed by the contracting officer, the offeror will be ineligible for award.

3. REVISED M.2.2.1 Factor 1 – Technical Capability

Phase 2 – Technical Approach

The Offeror’s proposal shall demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the nature and scope of work required. The Offeror should provide narrative statements that describe the organization’s approach and processes to perform all requirements specified in Section C.3.1.

C.4.1 Web-based Respirator Tool Requirements of the PWS.

Offerors are encouraged to provide existing system screenshots as part of its narrative if doing so may aid in an improved demonstration of the requirements.

The Offeror shall demonstrate its ability to ensure 508 compliance by completing Attachment 4 –

HHS Section 508 Evaluation Template.

4. REVISED M.2.2.2 Factor 2 – Business/Price – will be evaluated as follows:

Business/Price proposal shall be separate from the Technical Capability volume. Offerors are encouraged to be succinct and economical in their presentation. Excessive volume and elaborate presentation are unnecessary. Every page of the Proposal Volume shall be numbered.

The Business/Price proposal shall include the following:

Offerors must complete, sign and include a complete copy of Standard Form 18the combined synopsis/solicitation and amendments thereto, with all applicable clauses filled in. Completion of this form indicates that the Offeror agrees with all the terms and conditions contained in this RFQ. In addition to cover page/letter instructions found elsewhere in this solicitation, Offerors shall provide a signed cover letter that states they accept the terms and conditions of the solicitation or clearly identifies any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions. The cover page/letter shall also clearly identify the contractors name, address, phone number, DUNS numbers, and the name and email address of the contractual point of contact with the authority to commit the Offeror.

Offerors shall complete the pricing chart in Section B with the proposed unit price and Total Yearly Firm Fixed price for each CLIN and period. The Firm Fixed Unit Price and Total Yearly Price must be completed by the offeror. Avoid rounding, whole dollars and cents must be provided.

The Offeror shall summarize all significant pricing assumptions, scope limitations and/or exceptions to the terms and conditions of the RFQ. The offeror shall state the period for which the proposed price is valid, 60 days is requested.

The Total Evaluated Price (TEP) - will be used for award purposes only. The offeror shall provide a Firm Fixed Unit Price in the Pricing Chart in Section B. The unit price shall be multiplied by the estimated quantities provided in the Pricing Chart in Section B to develop the Total Yearly Price. The Government will calculate the TEP by adding together the Total Yearly Price for each period (Base plus option periods). Offerors will then be ranked by the TEP, low to high, for those offerors that receive a technical rating of “Pass”. Award will be made to that offeror who represents the lowest priced technically acceptable offer and are found to be responsible as stated Section M.3.1 below.

Fair and reasonableness pricing is anticipated to be based on adequate price competition, however if adequate price competition is not realized the Government reserves the right to utilize any commercial price evaluation techniques allowed under FAR Part 12.