Questions_and_Answers_Round_1_for_TELEHEALTH_RFP_FA8052-15-R-0014.docx

Title: Request for Proposal (RFP)/Solicitation Number: FA8052-15-R-0014 Date: 7 Aug 2015 Questions and Answers Round 1

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation AFICA Telehealth Support Services

ANSWER TO QUESTION:

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1. How are these services currently being performed? Under contract? In-house?

2. If these requirements are currently being performed under a contract,

2a. See answer to question #1 above

b. FA8053-12-D-0003

c. Contract expires 04 Sep 15

d. Contractors interested in submitting proposals for solicitation number FA8052-15-R-0014 are encouraged to complete their own market research.

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1. Who is the incumbent and what is the contract number?

2. What was the total price of the incumbent contract to include all option years?

3. Would the government consider revising the Evaluation Criteria to a Best Value evaluation?

4. Will the winning contractor have an OCI issue if they propose the implementation of certain technologies during the performance of the contract?

5. Who is the government PM that will be over this contract?

6. Does the Air Force expect collaboration with sister services as a means to either adopt standards across services or perhaps gain knowledge already researched. Generally, DHHQ/DHA tries to unify some applicable solutions with the other services. In Para 2.1.1, AF to VA services is a focus area for all services as is Telehealth as a whole.

7. On the PM that is stationed at Falls Church and working at Fort Detrick 2 days a week. Is there a provision for travel expense reimbursement (auto related) OR will the PM be provided a vehicle from the Car Pool at Falls Church for their travel?

1. LongView CIO Group, LLC is the contractor and the contract number is FA8053-12-D-0003.

2. Offerors are encouraged to complete their own market research.

3. Please see FAR part 15.101 and FAR part 15.101-2. The Government will use lowest price technically acceptable source selection process for this requirement.

4. In accordance with the PWS, the contractor is required to complete appendix C which is the Organizational Conflict of Interest. The awardee will be required to follow the requires of the PWS. Contractor is not to implement new technologies during the performance of the contract without the written approval of the Government Contracting Officer.

5. See PWS: AFMSA/SG3O/TH. A PM POC will be provided at contract award.

6. Yes, it is possible there will be collaboration amongst Government agencies to include DHA.

7. No, there is no provision for reimbursable expenses between Falls Church and Ft. Detrick.

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1. Page 1 of document ‘RFP_FA8052-15-R-0014_Telehealth_FBO’ in the Description section indicates that a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) is included as an attachment, however, the document is not included in the FBO list of attachments.

a. Can the government please provide the QASP attachment in an amendment?

2. Page 15 of document ‘RFP_FA8052-15-R-0014_Telehealth_FBO’ lists “A completed Quality Control Plan (QCP), if applicable with any updates after award” under the list of items that are required to be attached with bidder’s response.

a. Please provide clarification on the phrase “if applicable with any updates after award.”

b. Since the proposal package does not contain the QASP, is the QCP required with bidder’s responses?

1. The QASP was not attached to the solicitation and will not be provided. The QASP is an internal Government document and should not have been listed as an attachment.

2. a&b. The contractor’s quality control plan is due to the COR no later than five (5) calendar days after contract award. Do not submit the QCP with your proposal. If updated are needed to the QCP after contract award you will submit your revised QCP.

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Does the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation under solicitation number FA805215R0014 contain requirements similar to a current contract?

If possible, please provide the current contract number.

Or, is this a new requirement for the government?

The current contract number is FA8053-12-D-0003.

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Q: Does the government prefer how we label, identify, or “refer” to the two different required sections (i.e., “parts”/”pieces”) of our response?

Background: In the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Telehealth Project Management Support Services For Medical Operations (SG3O) Telehealth Branch, the government, on page 3 of 19, speaks to:

“. . . 3. Proposal Requirement. Please provide your proposal by addressing the PWS requirements to include:

• Providing a technical proposal (identified as Part II – Technical – no more than 25 pages) addressing the technical capabilities. See attachment 4, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items.

• Providing a Price/Cost proposal (identified as Part I - Price/Cost – no more than 8 pages) which will be evaluated for cost fair and reasonableness IAW FAR Part 15.404-1. See attachment 3, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items.. . .”

Throughout the rest of the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. . .(see, for example, page 13 of 19) the government refers to Volume II – Technical Capability and Volume I - Price

· Q: How does the government want the offeror to identify both “parts”/”pieces” of its response?

The proposal shall be identified as Volume I- Price, and Volume II – Technical Capability.

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Is there an incumbent already performing these tasks or is this a new task?

If there is an incumbent are they eligible to bid on this again?

Who is the incumbent?

Yes there is an incumbent.

The incumbent is LongView CIO Group, LLC.