FA568224Q8072 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.pdf

Solicitation Section Refere Company Question

1 N/A Is this a brand new contract OR is there an incumbant providing services

2 N/A How many people are currently working under this contract?

3 N/A How many people are required to perform this contract?

4 N/A Please confirm if this requirement is a full-time or part-time position

5 PWS page 3, para 4.1.15

Please confirm who will cont the cost(s)? Please confirm the location of the annual required training. Will the training be held overseas? How many days will the training be (e.g. how many days in a year)?

Solicitation FA568224Q

QUESTION /

6 PWS page 6, para 6.1

"6.1 The Contractor is required to travel in support of providing services in other than primary location, and in order to attend conferences and training seminars to maintain knowledge and proficiency of current and best commercial practices, as the Government requests. On average, contract personnel travel 30 business days annually. Trips scheduled are subject to change."

Please confirm who who will cover the cost(s)? Please confirm the location of the said conference, training, and seminars? Will the training be held overseas?

7 PWS page 6, para 6.1.3

"6.1.3 The Contractor must be able to travel/deploy to various locations with unit for a maximum of 30 business days per year."

Please confirm will cover the cost(s)? Please confirm the location of the said travel? Does the training will be held overseas? Please confirm if this is a different travel mentioned in paragraph 6.1? Because paragraph 6.1 says contract personnel travel 30 business days annually and paragraph 6.1.3 says maximum of 30 business days per year? If this is different that means the total travel annually is 60 days?

8 PWS page 6, para 6.1.2

"6.1.2 Local travel to attend meetings within the local city or base of assignment commuting vicinity has to be considered a cost of doing business and must not be separately reimbursed."

Please confirm who will cover the cost(s)? How many days the local travel to attend meetings will be (e.g. how many days in a

9 PWS, para 4.3.3 Certification

It states, “Master’s degree in athletic training or equivalent obtained in the past ten years from solicitation closing date…”.

Since the position requires at least 4 years’ experience then only those 5 – 9 post graduation would qualify for the position thereby severely restricting the candidate pool. Would the government consider removing this requirement to allow experienced ATCs who earned a master’s degree greater than 10 years ago?

Would a bachelor's degree in athletic training suffice so long as the ATC has a master's degree in another discipline?

10 N/A Who are authorized to bid on this opportunity? Is this applicable for vendors whose companies are registered in Italy only? Or this is also applicable to vendors outside Italy?

11 N/A

If there is an incumbent, is there an incumbent contractor employee whom the awardee should consider for “right of first refusal” (i.e. Non-displacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts)?

N/A Quality Control Plan. Does the Government want a management structure physically located in Europe?

N/A Does the contractor need to have a facilities clearance to submit a proposal for this solicitation?

N/A Does this position provide SOFA Status, or is this contingent upon the candidate?

N/A Are candidate credentials required with the proposal?

N/A Is the candidate required to drive a Government vehicle, or is all travel to be accomplished with a privately owned vehicle?

12 N/A Is there a precise Period of Performance Start date?

13 N/A

Given the time frame necessary to hire and relocate health care professionals from the United States, the time between issuance of this solicitation (29 August) and proposal due date (13 September) is brief. Would the Government consider extending the solicitation due date?

Government Answer

No, this contract already had a contract services POP for 5 years that ends at 24 Sept 2024.

One Athletic Trainer

One Athletic Trainer

Full time, 8 hours/day, 0730 until 1630 or 0830 until 1730, Central European Time (CET)Monday to Friday

The required NATA annual training is 25 hours/ which will be held online; if workshop happends in presence, the costs are TBD based on the location and these expenses are approved by the Commander.

Q8072 - ATHLETIC TRAINER

ANSWER MATRIX

This paragraph refers to the travel in support of providing services in the squadron's training deployment location, and is unit funded in the contract's travel CLIN. If additional trainings/seminars to improve knowlwdge and proficiency is requested, costs TBD must be coordinated and approved by the squadron commander.

Yes, is the travel mentioned in the 6.1 para, along with the squadron at the deployment location. Real cost included in the Yearly Travel CLIN. Total travel days 30 business days/year.

This para refers to the possible supply pickup and meetings at Aviano medical Area 1. (maximum 20 hours/year)

This is only verbiage error, approx 10 years ago, the qualification for Athletic trainer was 4 years Batchelor degree/ then it changed and now, the qualifcation for Athletic trainer is through Master Degree.

So, the position req can be Masters of Athletic Training if the degree was obtained in last 10 years or Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training if the degree was obtained longer then 10 years ago.

This opportunity is open to all vendors who meet the requirements of the solicitation and who are registered in SAM.gov.

Yes, the incumbent contractor employee is FA568219PA043

No

No

CONS answer

No

Privately owned vehicle

At this time, we would like performance to begin at the end of Septmeber.

The government is still complentating an extension, if an extenstion Is issued, it will be issued on SAM.gov prior to the current proposal due date.

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