Q A_as_of_7192016.pdf

Questions & Responses –Solicitation AG-3187-S-15-0037

The above mentioned solicitation is hereby amended to incorporate the information below:

1. The abovementioned RFP mentions another contractor:

USFS has obtained Contractor support through a similar IDIQ, which is forecasted to meet its maximum ordering capacity on or before March 2017, to support the implementation of international activities. In addition to completing administrative tasks further discussed in C.3.4, the Contractor is currently providing numerous short term consultants in addition to 91 expatriate and host country national contract personnel in support of USFS projects across the globe. USFS has a need for continued Contractor assistance to support its International Programs.

Can you please tell us as soon as possible who this contractor is?

The incumbent contractor is Management and Engineering Technologies, Inc.

(METI). The current contract number is AG-3187-C-13-0010, Overall Maximum Value $100,000,000.

2. May I suggest that, next to the week of Christmas and Thanksgiving, August 23 is probably the third worst week of the year to request proposals. It is made more complex by the RFP's implied statement that the work would not be needed until March 2017.

Interested parties ask me "What's the rush?" There is the lingering suspicion that somebody's name is already on this one.

The time is adequate as our procurement process is rather extensive for a complex acquisition such as this. There is an internal review and approval process which occurred before posting of the solicitation and will again happen to review the source selection.

3. Your not having changed the FBO posting from Presolicitation (without a due date) to a

Solicitation, suggests that someone might have grounds for a challenge if they felt they didn't have appropriate time for a judicious response to such a large initiative.

Please carefully read the RFP. Section L includes the submission information as well as the due date. FBO is also updated. The notice types in FBO include, “Presolicitation, Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Sources Sought, Sale of Surplus Property, Special Notice, Foreign Government Standard, Award Notice, Justification and Approval (J&A), Intent to Bundle Requirements, and Fair Opportunity”. This notice was issued pursuant to FAR 5. As an appropriate pre-solicitation. FBO does not have an edit to change the pre-solicitation verbiage to solicitation verbiage other than posting the RFP and attachments.