Blood Donor Center-Questions and Answers.pdf
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- FA301020R0027
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This document contains questions and answers regarding a solicitation for blood donor center services. The solicitation seeks proposals for two full-time medical laboratory scientists or medical technologists, eight full-time medical laboratory technicians, and two full-time phlebotomists to provide laboratory services at the 81st Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base. The incumbent contractor is Frontline National and the current contract value is $4,067,079.44. Security clearances are determined upon in-processing of individual contractors and are not required prior to the start date. The performance period ends September 30, 2020 and all positions under the current contract are filled as of August 12, 2020.
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Blood Donor Center-Solicitation FA301020R0027-New Buy 12 August 2020
Questions and Answers
1. Will contract performance from India for the same categories be considered relevant?
Answer: Yes
2. If so, is there additional information we will need to provide from our point of contact?
Answer: Any information requested on the solicitation
3. Which positions will require T3 Clearances?
Answer: Security clearance is determined based on individual position at the in-processing stage.
4. Is this a new requirement?
Answer: Yes, due to the existing requirement ends 30 September 2020
5. If there is an incumbent, may we please have the current contract number and breakdown of the positions that are filled and/or not filled?
Answer: FA3010-15-C-0019, Blood Donor Center All positions are currently filled as of 12 Aug 20
Referencing 1.12.5. Security Clearance:
6. Is the contractor required to have a Facility Clearance at the time of submitting the proposal?
Answer: The PWS does not reference Facility Clearance. Section 1.12.5 reference Security Clearance, and it applies to the contractor employee/s, not the contractor/company.
7. If awarded the contract will the government allow the contractor time to get its Facility Clearance?
Answer: There is no Facility Clearance, however, a Security Clearance is required which is part of in-processing.
8. Who is the incumbent contractor and what was the last contract value?
Answer: Frontline National, $ 4,067,079.44
9. Are all 12 positions currently filled with incumbent personnel?
Blood Donor Center-Solicitation FA301020R0027-New Buy 12 August 2020
Answer: All positions are currently filled as of 12 Aug 20
10. What is the tenure of each of the personnel?
Answer: This information can only be disclosed upon approval from the previous contractor/personnel to the awardee.
11. What is the current timeframe for security clearances with Keesler Security Office?
Answer: Security Clearances are requested during in-processing and are not required prior to FTE start date
PWS 1.11.2.4
12. What is the mechanism to identify overtime hours as contingency healthcare needs vs overtime during normal operations?
Answer: Declared emergency. Will be billed the same as Overtime
PWS 1.12.5
13. This section reads: “If the Contractor personnel are in a position that requires them to have access to systems that aggregate and/or extract PII, they must have at a minimum a Tier 3(T3)/Secret Clearance.”
Yes. However, this security clearance is determined based on individual position during the in-processing stage.
Please clarify, do the duties require access to classified material whether directly or access to systems to aggregate such data? Is this contract a classified contract?
Answer: No, this is not a classified contract.
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