Amend 2_Govt Response to Questions_16PBGC24Q0032.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- APP-1556
- Issued by
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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This document appears to be a set of questions and answers related to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide Plan Asset and Data Management training support services for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
The key details are:
- PBGC is seeking a multiple-award BPA for training support services for its Plan Asset and Data Management Department (PADMD), which administers plan asset evaluations and participant data reviews.
- The scope includes developing and implementing a comprehensive training program, including in-person instructor-led and self-directed training, to equip PADMD staff with the necessary skills.
- The RFP includes details on proposal structure, page limits, evaluation factors, labor categories, and pricing. It also addresses questions from potential offerors on topics such as the incumbent, solicitation language, and proposal requirements.
- There is no incumbent, and the government has updated the RFP via Amendment 2 to address several of the questions raised.
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Question # PART # PARAGRAPH # PARAGRAPH TITLE QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
1 N/A N/A N/A Is this been an existing project? Is there an incumbent.
No, this requirement isn't an existing project and there is no incumbent
2 RFP cover page Bottom of cover page Will the government consider removing the draft solicitation language in the cover page?
The solicitation cover page has been updated and all draft language has been removed. See Amendment Two.
3 RFP 1. Services and Prices Paragraph (b) (page 3 of 41) Can the government clarify what "pricing table" it is referencing?
The pricing table refers to to Attachment F - Labor Rate excel spreadsheet
4 RFP 1. Services and Prices Paragraph (b) (page 3 of 41)
Can the government clarify why terms such as CLIN, NAICS code, Discount (%), and Travel are listed for a
BPA rate card response?
The terms are listed as definitions for any Task Order that will be awarded off of the awarded BPA.
5 RFP
Section 3. Description of work (pages
4 and 5 of 41)
The solicitiation makes reference to Section 3.1. on page
. However there is no such section. Can the government confirm Section 1.1 (included on page 4) should be relabeled as 3.1?
The Govrnment confirms that Section 1.1 should be Section
3.1. This has been update. See Amendment 2
6 RFP
3. Description of Work and
17. Instructions to Offerors
Section 3.7 Management Plan (page 6 of 41) and Factor 4 - Corporate
Experience b. (page 32 of 41)
Can the government confirm the Management Plan should only be included in the Technical response and not in the Corporate Experience section?
The Offeror's Management Plan should only be included in the Offeror's Technical response.
7 RFP 3. Description of Work
3.7 Management Plan (page 7 of 41)
The Quality Control Plan appears to reference the PAE contract. Can the government remove the paragraph?
The Government has updated the language in Section 3.7 of the solicitation. See Amendment 2.
8 RFP 3. Description of Work 3.12 - Staffing (page 9 of 41)
Can the government confirm the response for 3.12 is included within the ten pages allocated to Factor 3, "Staffing Rationale & Staffing Qualifications"?
Yes, The Government confirms that the response required for
Section 3.12 should be included in the 10 page limit allocated to Factor 3, Staffing Rationale & Staffing Qualifications.
9 RFP
8. Special Contract
Requirements
8.4.1 Key Personnel Substitution (page
15 of 41)
Will the government please consider amending the Key
Personnel Substitution section of the RFQ to change the requirement for substitute Key Personnel qualifications to be “equal to, or greater than, those of the Key
Personnel substituted” to “must meet or exceed the minimum education and experience qualifications specified in this contract”, to align with the requirements in PBGC 52.237-7001?
The Government has added language in section 8.1.2 to mirror the language found in PBGC FAR Supplemental
Clause 52.237-7001. See Amendment 2 .
10 RFP
10. Estimated Volume of
Purchases (page 22 of 41)
Can the government share the number of expected task orders it plans to issue per year?
As this is a new requirement, the Government does not have an estimate of how many Task Orders will be awarded over the life of this BPA.
11 RFP 17. Instructions to Offerors
Submission of Part I - Written
Technical Proposal Information (Page
31 of 41) & Factor 4 - Corporate
Experience (Page 32 of 41)
Can the government confirm the page limit for
Corporate Experience is 2 pages per example?
The Government has revised the page limit for Corporate
Experience to four pages per submitted experience. See
Amendment 2.
12 RFP 17. Instructions to Offerors N/A Will the government please confirm that Part 2- Price
Proposal does not have any page count restrictions?
The Government confirms that Part 2- Price Proposal does not have a page count restriction.
13 RFP 17. Instructions to Offerors N/A Will the government please confirm the proposal validity period expected from offerors?
The Government has added language to request all proposals be valid for a period of 60 days.
14 RFP 18. Evaluation Factor 4 - LCAT Description (page 34 of 41)
Will the government please confirm which worksheet should be populated in reference to Factor 4- LCAT
Description?
Per Section 17, Price Supporting Documentation, the Labor
Descriptions shall be included in Attachment F - Labor Rates
Table (See Section 16 List of Attachments)
15 RFP 18. Evaluation Factor 4 - LCAT Description (page 34 of 41)
Can the government confirm reference to "volume" should be replaced with "part" consistent with other areas of the solicitation?
The Government has updated the language to change
"volume" to "part". See Amendment 2.
Question # PART # PARAGRAPH # PARAGRAPH TITLE QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
16 RFP 18. Evaluation Factor 4 - Price Evaluation (page 41 of
41)
Given the statement that “the six-month extension period, FAR clause 52.217-8, will be included to allow for the six-month extension of the BPA”, will the government consider amending Attachment F, Labor
Rates Template to allow offers to include our labor rates for the extension period?
The Govenment has updated Attachment F to allow offerors to include labor rates to accout for the FAR Part 52.217-8 requirement. See Amend 2 - Attachment F.
Attachment B -
Corporate Experience
Template
Project Overview Section
This section of Attachment B asks for work to be tied to the RFP tasks and subtasks of section C. There is no section C. Can the government confirm this reference should be relabeled as Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4?
The Government confirms that the reference should be regarding Section 3 and has updated the solicitation. See
Amendment 2.
Attachment D - Key
Personnel
Qualification Matrix
Can the goverment update the requirement, "Possess a minimum of eight years of experience in asset valuations and/or auditing health and welfare plans", listed on
Attachment D for the Project Manager LCAT to "Possess a minimum of eight years of experience in asset valuations and/or auditing pension and/or health and welfare plans.”, consistent with Section 8.2 of the RFP?
The Government has updated the language in Section 8.2 and on Attachment D. See Amendment 2.
Attachment D - Key
Personnel
Qualification Matrix
Can the government update Attachment D to include the requirement "Possess at minimum, a bachelor’s degree" for the Project Manager LCAT consistent with Section
8.2 of the RFP?
Attachment D, KPQM has been updated. See Amendment 2.
Attachment D - Key
Personnel
Qualification Matrix
Attachment D makes reference to Sections 7.1 - 7.1.3.
Can the government confirm Sections 7.1 - 7.1.3 should be relabeled as Section 8.1-8.4 to be consistent with the
RFP?
Attachment D, KPQM has been updated. See Amendment 2.
Attachment K - RFP
Template Acronym
List
This is listed as an attachment in the RFP but no further requirement is listed. Can the government remove this as an attachment to the RFP?
No, this is just for informational purposes and does not require a response.
Attachment L - Project
Staffing Plan Template
Can the government confirm the inserted comments in
Attachment L should be removed?
Attachment L is being removed as FFP type Task Orders are are all that is anticipated to be awarded.
Attachment L - Project
Staffing Plan Template
Can the government clarify whether Attachment L should be included in the Staffing Rationale and Staffing
Qualifications section of the Technical response or attached separately?
See the Government's response to Question 23.
Attachment L - Project
Staffing Plan Template
Can the government amend Attachment L to have two separate columns for the Labor Category Name and the
Labor Category Description consistent with the RFP requirements?
See the Government's response to Question 23.
25 N/A Is there an incumbent? There is no incumbent.
Attach E Ltr of
Commitment Template
As this solicitation is a Request for Proposal (RFP), can the government revise the template to reflect
'RFP' as a solicitation option?
Attachment E has been revised. See Amendment 2.
Attach E Ltr of
Commitment Template
The solicitation's "Pass/Fail Compliance Elements" are requested at the BPA level. Can the government revise the template to reflect the commitment letter is at the BPA not Task Order?
The Attachment E Commitment Letter will be used at the
BPA and Task Order level as it is a template. The
Government has updated language to reflect and allow for it to be used as necessary for the BPA and any order awarded off of the BPA. See Amendment 2.
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