Questions and Answers 20210916.pdf

WACoE Support Services Questions and Answers 16 September 2021

FA483021QS017 – WACoE Support Services @ Moody AFB

1. Q: Is this a new contract or an existing contract?

A: WACoE Support Services is consisted of three (3) positions acquired through multiple DHA task orders. The incumbents are as follows:

HT005018D0010-FA483019FA031, Exercise Physiologist Frontline National, LLC 502 Techne Center DR STE G Milford, Ohio 45150-8780, United States

HT005018D0018-FA483020F0011, MDG Athletic Trainers Decypher Technologies, Ltd 200 Concord Plaza DR STE 780 San Antonio, Texas 78216-6972, United States

HT001418D0006-FA483019FA053, MSS Type I Services (WACoE Administrative Assistant) Arapaho Technical Services, LLC 22011 Roan Bluff San Antonio, Texas 78259-2714, United States

2. Q: Is there an Incumbent Contractor?

A: Refer to Question 1.

3. Q: If this is an existing contract, has the contract always been Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business Set-Aside?

A: No, the current task orders were competed as 100% small-business set asides.

4. Q: Per the Performance Work Statement (PWS), 1.3 - Qualifications and Experience -

1.3.1 - Exercise Physiologist - 1.3.1.3 - Board Certification; It states; Contractor personnel shall possess and maintain the following certifications: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), USAW Sports Performance Coach (SPC) Level 1, and Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Level 1. Will the Government allow acceptance of American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) Board Certification (EPC) as a substitution?

A: No, the Government will not allow acceptance of American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) Board Certification (EPC) as a substitution.

5. Q: Will the Government extend the current proposal due date from 2:00pm EST on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 to 2:00pm EST on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021?

A: The Government will extend the solicitation response due date/time to Friday, Sept.

24, 2021, 2:00pm EST.

6. Q: Can you confirm the Wage Determination Occupation Code and Title of the Administrative Assistant position is “01020 - Administrative Assistant”?

A: Yes, the Wage Determination Occupation Code and Title is 01020 - Administrative Assistant.

7. Q: If this is an existing requirement, what is the incumbent contractor(s) contract number(s)?

A: Refer to Question 1.

8. Q: Referencing Attachment 7: Can the government please confirm if Attachment 7 only needs to be filled out by the proposed Prime contractor?

A: Attachment 7, Contractor Information only needs to be accomplished by the prime contractor.

9. Q: Referencing Page 13 of the PWS: Can the government specify when the transition plan mentioned on page 13 of the PWS is due?

A: The transition plan is part of the Contractor Quality Control Plan (See PWS Technical Exhibit 1 – Deliverables Schedule) and should be submitted within 15 calendar days of contract award.

10. Q: Referencing Page 26 of the PWS: Will a mission essential services plan be required with Offeror’s quotes?

A: Contractors responding to this RFQ are not required to submit a mission essential services plan for this service.

11. Q: Referencing the PWS: Can the government provide the typical work hours for all positions?

A: Typical schedule is Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day, between 0700 - 1800, not to exceed 40 hours per week.

12. Q: Referencing page 22 of the PWS: Will the Administrative Assistant be required to main a BLS certification?

A: Yes, the Administrative Assistant will be required to maintain a BLS certification.

13. Q: Referencing Past Performance Instructions: Will previously completed and signed PPQs be accepted with offerors quotes?

A: No, the Past Performance Questionnaire at Attachment 5 for this requirement will be accepted for this solicitation and must be received from the customer for which services were performed. The Government will also accept Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) assessment reports as stated in the RFQ provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items addendum, Paragraph 3.

14. Q: Referencing the Past Performance Recency Requirements: Is the minimum one-year period of performance a separate recency factor than the 3 year recency? (For example:

is it that the references have to have at least a year’s performance and that also some portion of that performance has to be within the last three years—not that a complete year of performance must fall within the last 3 years?)

A: Past performance references must be both recent and relevant to be acceptable. Past performance must occur within the last three (3) years from the date that this RFQ was released and they must also be similar in scope to this service with period of performance of at least one (1) year. The one (1) year period of performance of similar services does not entirely have to be within the three (3) year recency period as long as both criteria are satisfied.

15. Q: Referencing Attachment 7 question 4: Are contracts or bids at the Task or Delivery Order level expected to be reflected in this answer, or will just listing the IDIQ contract suffice?

A: Include all current contracts/projects and bids/proposals you are being considered for. Each task order should be separately listed out for IDIQ contracts. In those instances, list the IDIQ contract, then the task orders against that IDIQ, total awarded amount (if awarded), and stage of those task orders (ex. solicitation/evaluation/award).

16. Q: Reference Attachment 3 - Pricing: Is it possible to change the Unit of Issue from months to hours?

A: No, this will be a monthly service.