QA Amd3.pdf

Q&A 9.28.20

1. Can you also please confirm that there are no disposal requirements for the samples?

HHS is buying data, not samples. The contractor must dispose of the samples in accordance with CDC guidelines.

2. How would we find out who is bidding this RFQ?

Interested vendors may submit and publicize their interest in association to this solicitation posting.

3. Can the Government extend the submission due date and time?

The Government has provided for an extension to the due date and time for submissions to October 2, 2020, at 10 am est. This extension has an impact on the anticipated award date and performance periods of the contract. The anticipated award date is now by October 9, 2020, and the performance period(s) are updated accordingly via Amendment 2.

4. Will the Government consider an unrestricted competition?

The Government revise the competition to a total small business set aside, via Amendment 2, to promote further competition and anticipates receiving sufficient competition for this COVID-19 requirement.

Q&A 10.1.20

1. Could you please confirm whether or not references cited and letters of support can be submitted as supporting documentation or if we are strictly limited to the following:

Technical Proposal Business Proposal

VPAT

508 Product Assessment Reps and Certs

SF-LLL

Additional supporting documentation is not required per the RFQ but the quoter may include other supporting documentation, such as references cited and letters of support, not limited to the above.

2. Can you clarify the word “strains” in this instance? …. i. Contractor uses computational biology models to identify strains circulating in the state, and to estimate COVID-19 cases)… Does it mean different/multiple viruses (ie. Influenza)? Another way to word this may be to ask if the analysis is supposed to be metagenomic in nature?

The word “strains” in the respective sentence refers to multiple strains of coronavirus specifically.