CFP-15-Q-00054_Amend02.pdf

RFQ CFP-15-Q-00054_Amend02 Dental Insurance Services

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), 1700 G STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20552

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20552

Date: July 31, 2015

TO: Interested Offerors

SUBJECT: RFQ# CFP-15-Q-00054_Amend02

Dear Contractor:

The purpose of this amendment is to (1) respond to vendor questions and (2) amend the language in Section II, Para B, Evaluation of Proposals for Award. Specifically, Section II, Paragraph B.1, last sentence, is amended to read as follows:

“The CFPB will conduct a review of the lowest priced quote first to determine technical acceptability of that quote. If it is deemed acceptable, award may be made without further evaluation of higher priced vendor quotes. If deemed unacceptable, it will be disqualified from further evaluation, and removed for award consideration. The CFPB will conduct a review of the next lowest priced quote to determine the technical acceptability of that quote/proposal until a technically acceptable proposal is found.”

Please remove Page 44 of the solicitation and replace with the attached page included herein.

Responses to Vendor Questions are provided as Attachment 3.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

Sincerely, /Signed/

Jeremy Jenkins Contracting Officer Attachment(s)

RFQ CFP-15-Q-00054_Amend02

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), 1700 G STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20552

Firm Experience – The Quoter must have one year of prior experience of providing dental benefit services as a prime contractor within the last five years. The Quoter must submit the following information to demonstrate the experience requirements listed above:

Customer name and address.

for contractual matters (e.g., Contracting Officer) and technical performance

(e.g., COR).

Contract number.

Total dollar value of the contract. If performed as part of a team, provide the dollar value of your firm’s contribution.

Period of contract performance.

Description of services provided, including the specific services provided by your firm.

SECTION M – EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS FOR AWARD

1. The CFPB intends to award a Fixed Price Unit single award contract, to the responsible offeror on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors, which is known as the Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. The CFPB will conduct a review of the lowest priced quote first to determine technical acceptability of that quote. If it is deemed acceptable, award may be made without further evaluation of higher priced vendor quotes. If deemed unacceptable, it will be disqualified from further evaluation, and removed for award consideration. The CFPB will conduct a review of the next lowest priced quote to determine the technical acceptability of that quote/proposal until a technically acceptable proposal is found.”

2. To be accepted and eligible for evaluation, Quotes must be prepared in accordance with this solicitation and must comply with the instructions given in this solicitation document and must meet all the solicitation requirements. Quotes meeting the requirements of this solicitation and complying with other contract provisions will be evaluated and award made to the responsible Quoter deemed technically acceptable and offering the lowest price.

3. The Quotes will be evaluated based on the following factors:

Factor 1: Technical Capability Factor 2: Firm Experience Factor 3: Price

Factor 1 Technical Capability – The degree to which the Quoter’s technical capabilities demonstrates an understanding of and meets the following technical requirements of this solicitation:

a) Plan Design - CFPB will evaluate the offeror’s plan design to determine that it meets the specific technical acceptability requirements identified at Para. 3.1 of the PWS, Section C Quality of Network - CFPB will evaluate the size and quality of the Offeror’s PPO network (See Section C Para 3.2).

CFP-15-Q-00054

DENTAL BENEFITS SERVICES

AMENDMENT 02

Attachment 3

ADDITIONAL RESPONSES TO VENDOR QUESTIONS

1. Please provide enrollment lives on claim report as this is a must have item for us to provide a quote.

Response: See Attachment 1

2. Please provide employee only census with tier indicators as this is a must have item for us to provide a quote.

Response: The census has been revised to reflect the requested data. Vendors should contact Contract Specialist, denise.henderson@cfpb.gov to obtain the revised Census Data document.

3. Please provide updated claims if available.

Response: See Attachment 1

4. Please provide enrollment by month, with dependent breakdown, to correspond to the reported claims experience.

Response: The monthly employee enrollment is sufficient without the dependent breakdown, as the census shows the current self versus family split.

5. Please provide rate history for each year of the current dental benefit plan contract.

Response: The Procurement Office is not providing offerors with rate pricing information from the prior contractor for purposes of this procurement. You may contact the Bureau’s Public Affairs office via www.consumerfinance.gov, request that information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) procedures, and a determination will be made as to whether it is releasable. It is noted that the solicitation provides for the establishment of FFP unit rates for contract years 1 and 2. For years 3-5, the unit rates are subject to a price adjustment to be established and fixed through a contract modification.

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