22Q2003 - Follow-Up QAs.pdf

Dated: 22 Dec 2021

FA560622Q2003

Special Needs Identification and Assignment Coordinator

Questions & Answers

Q1: Are contractors required to use the SCA wage determination for this opportunity? If so, please clarify which job title contractors should use for services required?

Government Response: Per FAR 22.1003-2, The Service Contract Labor Standards statute applies to service contracts performed in the United States. The Service Contract Labor Standards statute does not apply to contracts performed outside the United States.

Q2: Will the government provide SOFA or Logistical support for this role?

Government Response: The 52d MDG has not made this available for SOFA or Logistical support.

Q3: Who are authorized to bid on this opportunity? Is this applicable for vendors whose companies are registered in Germany only? Or this is also applicable to vendors outside Germany?

Government Response: There are no restrictions in terms of size (small vs. large) as well as no restrictions in terms of the company’s geographic location.

Q4: Is this is a follow-on requirement or a new contract? If it is a follow-on contract, could you please provide the incumbent contract number and the awarded price?

Government Response: This is a follow-on contract. Please see requested information directly below:

Current contract number: FA5606-17-C-0001

Awarded Price: $285,619.20

Q5: How many FTE's are required to perform under this contract?

Government Response: This is a performance-based service, which requires the contractor to propose their own solution.

Q6: How many people are currently working under this contract?

Government Response: This is a performance-based service, which requires the contractor to propose their own solution. Therefore, providing the specific number of FTEs would be releasing the incumbent contractor’s proprietary approach to meeting this requirement.

Dated: 20 Dec 2021

Q7: Please confirm if this service required full-time or part-time.

Government Response: The Government is requesting full-time.

Q8: In PWS page 11 under paragraph 5.2.7.5 it states: Accepts Work Environment/Physical

Requirements that may include prolonged walking, standing, sitting, or bending, and computer use. Position may require patient visitation at another medical treatment facility. The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. May have exposure to communicable illnesses. The work does not require any special physical effort or ability.

Please confirm another medical treatment facility means other Air Base in Germany or it is still within

Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

Government Response: This paragraph is included in the event that the SNIAC(s) need to provide training support to other MTFs or receive training themselves. Historically, there have been two MTF’s in consideration: Ramstein AFB, Germany and NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen, Germany.

Q8.1: How often will the contractor employee required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays? Will the government pay the contractor employee for those days?

Government Response: For work outside normal duty hours, this is to cover for any training or meeting that is specific to the position and occurs after hours. These trainings/meetings are set by

MHS/DHA/AFMS and often this is based on CONUS time zones. For example, this has required that the

SNIAC(s) to dial in once a month at 8 PM (local time) to hear the latest information/updates regarding

EFMP and myVector transition.

Q9: I have a question; I'm interested in this solicitation(SNIAC). The pages I'm filling out are the required info on page1, or is there more?

Government Response: You will need to complete the pricing table on page 1 as well as provide a Management Plan IAW the “Evaluation Criteria” that is discussed on pages 2 & 3. Lastly, if you aren’t already, you will need to be registered in the https://sam.gov/content/home website prior to receiving a contract award.

https://sam.gov/content/home

Dated: 20 Dec 2021

Q10: I would like to confirm the evaluation sub-factor - Management Plan/Recruiting & Replacement Processes. Under PWS 1.5.1 Management Plan, it states here: The contractor shall provide a plan describing the inspection system for the requested services listed in the PWS.

Please confirm what is meant by the inspection system? What needs to be inspected?

Government Response: This is a commercial performance-based service contract. Therefore, we are asking for offerors to submit a Management Plan that explains and documents the company’s proposed inspection processes, which will be evaluated to gauge the offeror’s understanding of the services required. The awardee’s submitted Management Plan will be incorporated into the contract and quality assurance will be conducted IAW PWS Technical Exhibit 1, Service Delivery Summary.

Q10.1: Does it mean that the offeror representative need to be on site during the inspection?

Government Response: IAW FAR 12.208, Contract quality assurance, Contracts for commercial products shall rely on contractors' existing quality assurance systems as a substitute for Government inspection and testing before tender for acceptance unless customary market practices for the commercial product being acquired include in-process inspection. Any in-process inspection by the Government shall be conducted in a manner consistent with commercial practice. The Government shall rely on the contractor to accomplish all inspection and testing needed to ensure that commercial services acquired conform to contract requirements before they are tendered to the Government. The offeror representative does not necessarily need to be on-site, as the Government will be assessing performance and quality based on the contractor’s existing inspection system/processes (i.e. the submitted Management Plan) along with the service standards set forth in the PWS Technical Exhibit 1, Service Delivery Summary.