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B.8 Task Order Proposals

CPFF and FFP task order proposals must conform to the format presented in Attachment 1 unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The itemized budget sets are required for the estimates for reimbursement of dollar costs for individual line items of cost, and the fixed fee (if any) for CPFF type task orders. If the approved base of application of the Contractor’s indirect costs does not conform to the individual line items of cost noted in Attachment 1 the Contractor may modify the presentation of their estimates for reimbursement of dollar costs so that their cost estimate meets the requirement of their approved indirect cost structure. The budgets for FFP task orders for administrative services must correspond to the fee structure proposed in B.7 and follow the formatting noted in Attachment 1.

B.9 Labor

(a) The following applies to compensation of personnel under this contract or any resulting subcontract.

(1) Direct compensation of the Contractor’s personnel will be in accordance with the Contractor’s established policies, procedures, and practices, and the cost principles applicable to this contract.

(2) Reimbursement of the employee’s allocable salary and overseas recruitment incentive, if any, which exceed the ceiling in H.1 of this IDIQ, must be approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

B.10 Labor Categories and Rates

When a firm fixed price task order is requested, the Contractor shall provide services under this contract using the fully burdened, government-site, fixed hourly rates as proposed under this RFP.

All offerors should propose fully burdened hourly rates for the following labor categories. These categories reflect the experience and education levels of the group qualification standards for professional and scientific positions outlined by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp#table and the administrative and management positions at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/group-stds/Gs-admin.asp In general, IP will request the Contractor to provide labor support similar to those found under the GS- 101 Social Science and the GS-401 General Biological Sciences or GS-343 Program Management series. IP may also require contractors to provide labor support at a level similar to the Senior Executive Service. Further information about the qualification standards for the SES may be found at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp.

In addition to the OPM group qualification standards IP utilizes the following guidelines when referring to the Labor Categories listed below.