FA561321R0002 Amendment 01 QAs.pdf

FA5613-21-R-0002 6 Jan 2021 Q&As Set #1

AMENDMENT 0001 - Questions and Answers (Q&As) in regards to the solicitation

Question Answer

1. 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?

SCA does not apply overseas.

2. Will the government provide SOFA or Logistical support for this role?

Yes, see PWS para 4.7

3. 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?

Fair opportunity for all offerors. No local area set-aside is required.

4. Please confirm if the candidate/employee should be a local from Germany.

Non-local candidates will also be considered.

5. In Factor 1, Technical Ability, with regard to the physician experience, will the Government only evaluate as “Acceptable” experience with Occupational Medicine physicians, or may experience with other physician specialists in an MTF environment also be capable of being rated Acceptable?

For technical ability, any physician specialty for an MTF will be considered acceptable.

6. For Factor 3, Past Performance, will the Contracting Officer accept recent, relevant CPARs in lieu of a PPQ?

Yes. All offerors CPARS for relevant past performance will be evaluated.

7. Regarding DFARS 252.204-7020, does the offeror need to submit evidence of the reported assessment in SPRS, or will the Government conduct the check?

Offeror should submit evidence of completed assessment.

FA5613-21-R-0002 6 Jan 2021 Q&As Set #1

8. We respectfully request clarification on whether a Past Performance reference needs to have been for both Occupational Health Physician and Registered Nurses services to be evaluated as similar in scope, or could it have been for either Occupational Health Physician or Registered Nurse services to be evaluated as similar in scope?

Verbiage is updated as follows:

Past performance for occupational health physician AND/OR Registered Nurse services.

9. The Solicitation states that “Offerors shall reference up to a total of three recent (within the past three years from the issuance date of the solicitation for a minimum of one year per referenced contract).”

Should this be interpreted as meaning that each reference is required to have a minimum of one year of performance within the last three years?

Correct.