Atch_11.Question_and_Answer_Worksheet_21_Mar_2017.pdf

Attachment 11

FA8052-17-R-0003

20 March 2017

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Question

RFP / PWS

Document

Reference

Government Answer

RFP / PWS

Document

Reference Gov

1 Exterior windows and screen and interior windows over seven (7) feet high shall be cleaned, as outlined in the IMFE. There is no indication in the IMFE’s as to how much glass there is at each facility. Is there data available as to how many windows there are at each facility and how many panes there are per window

2.2.1 of the PWS applies No, there is currently no breakdown of the number of windows or panes per window for each facility. See PWS, 2.2.8.2 data.

Atch 1. PWS

2 Government furnished support; there is no mention of a Computer being made available to the Contractor for use. If a Government computer is not available for Contractor use, will the Contractor be authorized to establish their own services and have a Company

Computer on Site, or at a minimum a Lap Top and be allowed the use of an Air Card?

In PWS 5.1, Government furnished support

An amendment will be forthcoming updating the

Atch 1. PWS. A computer will be available for use with a Common Access Card (CAC) which is typically issued to the CEH/AEH. If a contractor wishes to bring additional computers, it will have to operate independent of the government's system/network.

Atch 1. PWS

Healthcare Aseptic Management Services (HAMS)

3 There is an apparent disconnect between the RS

Levels in the PWS verses the IMFE's and Room

Inventories. Examples: RS Level #4 is 5 days per week services in non clinical admin areas. However, there is no square footage listed in any of the 56

Room Inventories for RS #4. RS Level #8 is 7 days per week services in common/high traffic areas, elevators, break rooms, kitchens. However, there is no square footage listed in any of the 56 Room

Inventories for RS #8. RS level #9 is 5 days per week services in common/high traffic areas, elevators, break rooms, kitchens. However, there is no square footage listed in any of the 56 Room

Inventories for RS #9. To accept the IMFE/Room

Inventories is to accept that there are no non clinical, administrative or common/high traffic areas, elevators, entrance ways or break rooms in any of the

MTF's, which is obviously not correct. Please provide an accurate foot print of the MTF's with corrected Room Inventories. (Note: We are assuming that "common/high traffic areas" includes all lobbies and corridors. Please also verify if this is a correct assumption?)

PWS 2.1.1. 1.-10. Revised Atch 2. Propaks. Room Inventory Tab:

includes updates to RS levels 4, 7, 8, and 9, and updated square footage. Square footage totals were updated if there was a change since the original RFP was posted. Yes, lobbies and corridors are to be considered common areas and will require ongoing policing throughout the day.

An amendment will be forthcoming updating

PWS Section 2.1: Housekeeping Requirement

Summary (RS) Levels & Cleaning, have been revised to reflect the changes.

Atch 1. PWS

Atch 2. Propaks

4 How is RS Level #10 to be priced ? PWS 2.1.1.11 Generally, RS #10 is considered to be part of the total clean requirement. CAT A cleaning is standard performance requirement and part of the

FFP. RS #10 will be utilized if/when CAT A cleaning is required in a specific location for a dedicated time or event for an emerging CAT A disease.

5 This is a follow-up to the 15 Dec 2016 Q&A, Item

No. 9. A specific question was asked regarding the requirement for contractor employees to be re-immunized for Polio as an adult. A detailed answer regarding overall immunizations was given, however the answers did not address the original question regarding Polio vaccinations. The question is resubmitted:

What CDC, medical protocols or other Air Force standards are being relied upon to require that all housekeeping personnel be re-immunized with a series of polio vaccines as an adult? In our research, HAMS housekeeping personnel do not fall into any high risk groups that would indicate a requirement for re-vaccination for Polio as an adult. We are primarily concerned that this requirement may be (1) exposing personnel to unnecessary immunizations with possible side effects and (2) secondarily, adding unnecessary costs to the contract.

PWS 2.10.3.1.4. No re-immunization for Polio will be required.

AF aligns the requirements for immunizations with CDC guidelines. Per the CDC, polio vaccine is not routinely recommended for HCW. Most adults do not need IPV because they were already vaccinated against polio as children. For a list of

CDC recommended vaccines for healthcare workers, please visit the below website:

(https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/rec-vac/hcw.html)

6 With respect to the costing report described here for the various cycle tasks, how is "square footage" to be shown in the report? Is this square footage of the facilities on the contract at that moment?

PWS 2.2.8.2 Currently the answer is no. In response to the question on how the square footage is to be shown in the report, please provide the information wherein the format and content be in a manner that allows the Government to discern the pricing associated with the individual cycle tasks and the nature of contract support it requires to execute (e.g. CMEs, frequency, duration).

'"Data other than certified cost or pricing data" means pricing data, cost data, and judgmental information necessary for the contracting officer to determine a fair and reasonable price or to determine cost realism. Such data may include the identical types of data as certified cost or pricing data, consistent with Table 15-2 of

15.408, but without the certification. The data may also include, for example, sales data and any information reasonably required to explain the offeror's estimating process, including, but not limited to-

(1) The judgmental factors applied and the mathematical or other methods used in the estimate, including those used in projecting from known data;

and

(2) The nature and amount of any contingencies included in the proposed price.

7 This is a follow-up to the 15 Dec 2016 Q&A Item

No. 2 wherein the government gave an answer that

"the Contractor decides which (key personnel)is most appropriate based on the MTF". In our opinion, the contract documents themselves are not nearly as clear as this answer. The PWS considers key personnel as

CEH, AEH and Shift Leader in 2.6.1. However, the second sentence in 2.6.1. in yellow highlight states that the contractor shall provide and onsite CEH or

AEH. (There is no mention of a Shift Leader). The

PWS goes on to state that AEH will serve in absence of CEH and Shift Leaders will assume AEH duties during AEH absence. In addition, the IMFE's have a statement that the CEH, AEH or Shift Leader will available during certain hours. When comparing the

PWS, IMFE and Q&A, the specific requirements as to when and where a CEH, AEH or Shift Leader will be required is blurry and ambiguous. Please clarify this essential requirement in the contract documents.

PWS 2.6.1.

PWS 2.6.1.2.

PWS 2.6.1.3.

All IMFE's

The intent of this requirement is to require either a CEH or AEH be designated at each MTF as determined by the contractor. Each IMFE will designate "core hours" in which CEH or AEH must be available. During non-core hours, in the absence of either of these positions, a shift leader must be designated.

Atch 1. PWS

8 Contractor shall purchase & implement environmentally preferable cleaning products or equivalent. Must be compatible with per IMFE…

…supplies and equipment … must be compatible with government furnished dispensers and fixtures as outlined in the IMFE.

Per IMFE, varied products/dispensers are in use at the MTFs. Is Contractor permitted to replace/standardize dispensers & products across the awarded MTFs, using products meeting section 2.9.8 specifications?

PWS 2.9.8 & 5.2.1/

Pg. 14 & 24

Yes, consumable supplies can be standardized as long as they meet the minimum specifications in the IMFE.

Atch 1. PWS

9 Can the government please provide a listing of all the

USAF bases (hospitals or clinics) that will have a

TJC, DNV and CARF inspections in the Base Year?

This information is not relevant to a proposals.

All MTFs are to be in compliance with the TJC at all times.

10 In regards to the ProPaks, are we required to submit documentation on how we derived at the cost associated within the Input Tab of the ProPaks (i.e..

labor, materials, etc…)?

ProPaks No. In the event we decide we need to other than certified cost or pricing data, we will request it.

Atch 2. Propak

11 Can the government provide the flooring ratio of carpet vs hard surface for each facility?

See ProPaks Carpet is generally only found in areas designated as administrative departments and waiting areas.

Offerors can utilize the room classifications on the IMFE to determine approximate flooring/carpet ratios.

Atch 2. Propak

12 Can the government please provide a listing the various floor types (VTC, Tile, Carpet, etc.) for the in-scope MTFs? This will allow accurate selection & costing of equipment needed for contractually compliant aseptic services for floor maintenance.

No consolidated listing of floor types exist.

Flooring types vary at each MTF. The types of flooring are consistent with standard flooring types found in healthcare facilities

Atch 2. Propak

13 Can we obtain more info regarding only the Hospital

& Amublatory Care Centers statistics? Ie… number of surgeries per year, number of emergency department visits per year, number of L&D deliveries per year, number of ambulatory surgery procedures per year, annual in-patient days per year, number of patient discharges per year, number of patient transfers per year.

Attachment 5 - Workload

Data

See the 1st 2 pages of the revised Atch. 5

Workload Data

Atch 5. Workload Data

14 Attachment #5/Linen - On page 26 Scrub

Count/Sapphire Blue, is that part of Little Rock? If not who? On page 31 the spreadsheet between Mt.

Home and Robins, which site does it belong to? And on page 35 the inventory sheet in Red, what site is it?

Revised Atch 5. Workload Data by MTF.

Page 26, Scrub Count for Little Rock AFB

Page 31, Linen Inventory for Nellis AFB

Page 35, Linen Inventory for Sheppard AFB

Atch 5. Workload Data by

MTF

15 The majority of the MTF locations are covered by a

CBA. Each Year, usually no later than 1 September, through negations between the Union and The

Contractor, new wages are determined along with increases in fringe benefits. For pricing purposes, the wages and fringe benefits will be those that became effective 1 Oct 2017 for FY-17. When Contract is awarded, however, new wages and fringe benefits, in all likelihood, will have increased. Will successful offerers be entitled to a Contract Price Adjustment to recoup those dollars that must be paid to the employees/Union?

Attachment 6 of the

Solicitation (Collective

Bargaining Agreements and

Area Wage Determinations applies).

The contractor is solely responsible to ensure

SCA and CBA compliance. Should changes occur to the SCA/CBAs during the solicitation process and award be made without discussions the contractors should follow the process outlined in terms and conditions and 52.222-41 to request an equitable adjustment.

Atch 6. CBA & WD

16 In the CBA file - what is the purpose of all of the

DOL wage determinations for all of the union locations ? The yellow highlighted wage rates in the

DOL determinations are different than the wage rates in the CBA's. This is confusing as to which rates prevail. Also, why are only Page 1 and 2 of the DOL wage determinations in the file. The DOL pages with health and welfare rates, paid holidays, paid vacations are missing. Please clarify these ambiguities and identify which rates are to be used for bidding; Union or DOL ? The Service Contract

Act is clear that all bidders should be on a level playing field in terms of wage and benefit rates.

Please clarify.

CBA / Wage Determination file.

The Government provided short forms of the

DOL wage determinations for all locations. The contractor's are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable prevailing wage rates in accordance with the SCA or CBAs. There are instances where changes to minimum wages occur off cycle from CBA negotiations, in these instances the contractor is required to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C.

206).

Atch 6. CBA & WD

17 Are all UFCW Pension liabilities at Robbins reimbursable to contractor (i.e. Withdrawal

Liability)? This withdrawal liability can accrue to hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on the the individual employees length of service, and is leveid against the participating company at the end of the contract, and for some years to follow.

Not identified in UCFW

CBA but is part of their

Pension Fund provisions that do apply to company participating in the multi-employer Pension Fund.

The contractor will have to reach out to the Labor

Advisor concerning UFCW Pension liabilities and withdrawal liability.

Atch 6. CBA & WD

18 “…The questionnaire may be filled out electronically or by hand…”

The RFP file provided for PPQ completion: (Atch_7) is not supporting direct electronic data entry by users.

Please confirm that the questionnaire must be completed by hand & scanned for electronic submission via email. Or, please clarify the instruction: “The questionnaire may be filled out electronically.”

Atch. 7 Past Performance

Questionnaire (PPQ)/

Pg.1

The document is in Adobe. You can complete the document by inserting text electronically or by handwriting the responses.

Atch 7. PPQ

19 1) How many total PPQs must be submitted?

2) Are PPQ requests to be limited to clients/references cited in Volume II-Past

Performance submission or may they include respondents from other relevant clients?

Atch. 7 PPQ/

Pg.1

1) See SF 1449, Addendum 52.212-1, Instructions for Volume II, Past Performance, Factor 2, Specific Content, page 447

2) The purpose of the PPQs is to enhance the

Government's understanding of the contractors quality of performance of recent and relevant projects/programs submitted in response to the

RFP. PPQs submitted without corresponding PPI would unusable.

Atch 7. PPQ

20 Attachment #7 - Past Performance Questionaire, page

1, paragraph 4 the government states "…the questionaire may be filled out electronically…" but the attachment cannot be completed electronically.

Will the government provide an electronic version to be submitted or should we provide the attachment as given for submittal?

The document is in Adobe. You can complete the document by inserting text electronically or by handwriting the responses.

Atch 7. PPQ

21 While the government request Past Perforance to be delivered by 23, March, 2017 2:30pm CST, must the

Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachement #7) also be returned by that day and time to be considered?

An amendment will be forthcoming to address the

Past Performance submission date to 6 April, 2017.

See Atch. 7 paragraph 3 for the questionnaire submission.

SF 1149

Atch 7. PPQ

22 Contractor requests an extension to the Mar. 23 deadline for Volume-II Past Performance because the

PPI tool is unavailable at the time of solicitation release.

52.212-1, Atch. 8/

Pg.1

PPI Tool has been added to FBO, PPI Tool Link. PPI Tool Link

23 The #43 answer states the SBA 8(a) Mentor/Protégé program will be considered as a "partnership". As a recognized partnership for a non-8(a) competition does this mean that the receipts for both companies will be appropriately added together in order to determine the partnership size status as small?

Q&A #43 The SBA is responsible for certifying the partnership...if you have an approved SBA MPA in place, you will be protected from affiliation and therefore the protégé’s size would only be considered.

Market Research Q&A

24 In the previous Q&A, PWS 2.10.3.1.4 was referenced for Polio Immunization and the government referred to the CDC website. It appears that there is still an error. I believe the government would like 2.10.3.1.4 to read, "Hepatitis B.

Contractor personnel are required to have a completed series of Hepatitis B Vaccinations. The contractor....." The CDC website does not require

Polio.

An Amendment will be forthcoming to address the revised PWS.

Atch 1. PWS

25 Please define per Offeror? Does this mean the Prime

Contractor or any one partner of the Teaming

Arrangements?

See page 442, Addendum to 52.212-1

Instructions to Offerors, General Instructions, paragraph four (4).

SF 1149

26 " a revolving line of credit not less than $2.5M, per regional submission (offerors submitting on more than one region may submit a single bank statement indicating a line of credit equal to all proposed regions)."

Contractor requests a revision such that the required line of credit per offeror shall be not less than $2.5M irrespective of the number of regions proposed as only one region per offeror will be awarded, therefore an aggregate line of credit equal to all proposed regions does not seem warranted.

52.212-1, pg 443 An amendment will be forthcoming to address that the required revolving line of credit, per offeror, shall be not less than $2.5M irrespective of the number of regions proposed.

SF 1449

27 Where in the "All Files" column is the PPI Tool located? In this column you have; RFI 4 Q&A, Draft

I, Draft II, HAMS II, and Attachments 1-11, but no

PPI Tool.

Attachment 8 Instructions to

Offeror's.

PPI Tool has been added to FBO, See PPI Tool Link access

Atch 8. PPI Tool

28 Offerors shall submit documentation with their proposal indicating that the Offeror, including the

Contractor Teaming Arrangement, has adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain such resources to perform the requirement. At a minimum the documentation shall include a letter from the

Offerors financial institution and a bank statement indicating a revolving line of credit not less than

$2.5M, per regional submission (offerors submitting on more than one region may submit a single bank statement indicating a line of credit equal to all proposed regions).

What does the requirement for a $2.5M line of credit need to consist of? Is is strictly a line of credit and/or available capital within a financial institution OR could it be the summation of an available line of credit, available funds/capital, and lines of credit for supplies and equipment? The lines of credit for supplies and equipment could be provided from a contractor's vendors vs. a financial institution. Please clarify.

HAMS_II_-_SF_1449/

Pg. 443

See SF 1449, Addendum 52.212-1, General

Instructions. Page 443, Para. 4

SF 1449

29 Offerors shall submit documentation with their proposal indicating that the Offeror, including the

Contractor Teaming Arrangement, has adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain such resources to perform the requirement. At a minimum the documentation shall include a letter from the

Offerors financial institution and a bank statement indicating a revolving line of credit not less than

$2.5M, per regional submission (offerors submitting on more than one region may submit a single bank statement indicating a line of credit equal to all proposed regions).

Are there minimum requirements from the Prime contractor as it relates to the $2.5M line of credit requirement? Meaning, does the Prime contractor need to provide financial documentation that equates to XX% of the $2.5M line of credit requirement.

Please clarify.

HAMS_II_-_SF_1449/

Pg. 443

The requirement is that the Offeror have the ability to access such credit and they have to provide assurances of such.

SF 1449

30 PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

Page Definition. The Government requires that the

Offeror number each page.

Contractor requests that page numbering be waived for Volumes II & III because: Volume II Past

Performance is a consolidation of PPI tool output & other external components such as CPARS & signed letters; and Volume III Price is a consolidation of

Government-supplied MS-Excel Propaks/preset formats.

HAMS_II_-_SF_1449/

Pg. 445

See SF 1449, Addendum 52.212-1, Proposal

Preparation Instructions, page 445, Number &

Type of Copies Required Table.

SF 1449

31 Number & Type of Copies Required

(Page limit) 5 pages, Excluding PPI Tool Printouts

(limited to 5 pages ea.), CPARS or equivalent performance documents

Please confirm whether Subcontractor Consent Letter

& Client Letters are also excluded from Volume-II page limit.

HAMS_II_-_SF_1449/

Pg. 445

An amendment will be forthcoming to address that Subcontractor consent letters and client letters are also excluded from the page count.

32 Client Letters authorizing release of requested information on the offeror’s past performance to the

Government

Please confirm whether this understanding is correct:

Client Letter(s) must be addressed/sent to the contracting personnel of the Offeror’s Clients cited as part of past performance submission and signed by

Offeror’s authorized personnel.

HAMS_II_-_SF_1449/

Pg. 447 & 449

Yes. SF 1449

33 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

All proposals shall be mailed to the following address:

For UPS/FEDEX/DHL

772 ESS/PK (ATTN: LaShelle Rabold)

3515 S. General McMullen, Room 3026, San

Antonio, TX 78226-2018

Or, For United States Postal Services

773 ESS (ATTN: LaShelle Rabold)

2261 Hughes Ave, Ste 162, Lackland AFB, TX

78236-9856

Does Contractor have the option of personally hand-delivering proposal package(s)? If “yes,” which address applies for such delivery?

HAMS_II_-_SF_1449/

Pg.443

Hand deliveries will not be accepted. SF 1449

34 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

The Past Performance Information volume of the proposal shall be received no later than 23 March

2017, 2:30 PM Central Time. The Technical and

Price volumes of the proposal shall be received no later than 7 April 2017, 2:30 PM Central Time.

- Number & Type of Copies Required: Number of

Digital Copies – 1 (disk)

Please confirm that Contractor’s proposal package will consist of two digital copy disks: Disk #1 containing only Volume II-Past Performance

(submitted 23 Mar. 2017). And Disk #2 containing only Volumes I-Technical Capability & III-Price

(submitted 7 Apr. 2017).

HAMS_II_-_SF_1449/

Pg.443 & Pg. 445

The RFP requires a digital submission for

Volumes I, II, and III, if one disk has sufficient space to accommodate all Volumes only one disk is necessary.

SF 1449

35 "The Government will lock Offerors into a single region, and may only participate in one region". Does this mean Offerors will only be allowed to submit for one region?

Page 442 of 489 last sentence.

The intent of the sentence was to address that contractors are limited to participating under one contractor teaming arrangement for the duration of the HAMS II contract, as stipulated in

Proposal Preparation Instructions, para. 2. An amendment is forthcoming that will remove this sentence to improve clarity/intent.

No, the Offerors are not limited to submitting a proposal to only one region. The RFP contains no limiting language to the number of regions to which offerors may propose, but rather contains instructions on which volumes may be submitted once to apply for all regions proposed against.

SF 1449

36 Where to find the SF 30 Amendment page 1 of acknowledgement for 2/22 and 2/24 Amendment postings?

Acknowledgment of

Amendments is proposal required.

An Standard Form 30 is generated only as a result of an amendment to the SF 1449. This is not the same as the FedBizOps website amendment.

37 Financial institutions won't approve a $2.5M revolving credit line for a small business without them first having the contract(s) that support that amount of credit need, and/or have equivalent colateral. Is a promissory statement of a $2.5M credit line consideration pending the actual award of contract(s) sufficient to warrant and support that amount of a credit line acceptable? It would take more than the ceiling of $18M per year to support the need for revolving credit line of $2.5M.

Page 443 of 489 Instructions to Offeror

An amendment will be forthcoming to address that offerors shall submit documentation with their proposal indicating that the Offeror, including the Contractor Teaming Arrangement, has adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain such resources to perform the requirement.

At a minimum, each offeror shall submit documentation to show the ability to support not less than $2.5M

SF 1449

38 Period of acceptance of offers for 380 days includes no language to include wage adjustments and

Collective Bargaining Agreements as indicated in government answer #5 dated 15 December 2016 questions. Will this language be updated as indicated in answer #5, and also should include language to cover any cost increases due to delivery or furnishing costs of supplies/equipment during the 380 days?

Page 443 of 489 Instructions to Offeror

No. There was a change in the decision since the

Draft RFP.

Should changes occur to the SCA/CBAs during the solicitation process and award be made without discussions the contractors should follow the process outlined in terms and conditions and

52.222-41 to request an equitable adjustment.

SF 1449

39 If Factor 1 Technical Capability subfactors 1.1 AND

1.2 are addressed and numbered in the order presented in instructions, wouldn't the "Cross

Reference Matrix" be the same as the Table of

Contents?

Page 446 of 489 Instructions for Volume I.

The Government does not intend to stipulate how offerors format their proposals to address the

Government's technical evaluation criteria.

SF 1449

40 Please clarify if offerors are only required to acknowledge paragraph (b) if ORAC were completed in SAMS

Page 456 & 462. The provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Reps and Certs-

-Commercial Items (Jan 2017) Alt (Oct 2014) provides clear guidance to offerors regarding submission through the SAM-site and any how to address updates/changes that may not have posted as of the date of offeror submission.

SF 1449

41 Can You direct me to the pages that have the region break down?

RFP See Atch 4. Regional Map SF 1449

42 Can I bid on One or Two Sites within a Region? RFP See SF 1449, Addendum to 52.212-2, Evaluation, Evaluation Methodology, Page 453, Para. 2, "Offers conditioned on award of less than the full quantity of all MTFs in a region will be rejected and not further evaluated."

SF 1449

43 In which Volume should the banking and line of credit information be inserted?

RFP - Instructions to

Offeror's

An amendment will be forthcoming to more clearly indicate that the bank statement and line of credit financial information should be included in Volume III, Pricing.

SF 1449

44 RFP - Can we submit CPARS in lieu of Past

Performance Questionnaires?

RFP - Past Performance

Questionnaire

No, however, they may be submitted in addition to the PPQs.

SF 1449

45 RFP - Is the government going to allow more questions to be asked considering it has not been 10 days since the final solicitation has been issued?

RFP on page 443, "Formal

Communications" paragraph.

The Government does not intend to open another

Q&A period at this time.

SF 1449

46 RFP - If a contractor currently operates sites under the HAMSs program but they do not total 250,000 square feet alone, are we to understand they can be combined in order to meet the 250,000 square feet requirement?

RFP on page 447, "Relevant" paragraph.

Yes. SF 1449

47 RFP - completed ProPaks for each site, are hard copies required for submission and/or saved to CD disk?

RFP on page 450, instructions for Price Factor

3.

See SF 1449, Addendum 52.212-1, Proposal

Preparation Instructions, page 445, Number &

Type of Copies Required Table.

SF 1449

48 RFP - Should offeror have an incomplete evaluation on one ProPak, does the offeror become ineligible for award for the entire region?

RFP on page 452. See SF 1449, Addendum 52.212-1, General

Instructions, page 442, Para. 2, as well as

Evaluation Methodology, page 452, Paras. 3 and

5.

49 We are questioning the 15 page limit for the

Technical Proposal. For the large amount of material being required; recruitment plan, retention plan, selection and continuity of key personnel, regional management support, a comprehensive training program, joint venture and teaming arrangements explained, transition planning, personnel management, equipment, supplies and all required deliverables - the 15 limit page is inadequate.

Offerors should be given the maximum opportunity to submit their best technical material for the in-depth review and evaluation by the government. In our opinion, the 15 page limit is unduly restrictive. We are requesting that the technical page limit be increased to 50 pages.

RFP Page 445 An amendment will be forthcoming to increase the 15 technical proposal page limit to 20 pages.

SF 1449

50 Which specific sub section(s) of FAR 6.202 is the agency relying on in making its determination to exclude particular sources from a contract action by limiting offerors eligibility to receiving only one regional award ?

RFP Page 452 The Government has made a determination, consistent with FAR 6.202(a)(1) and (4) that limiting offerors eligibility to one regional award will enhance competition and ensure a continuous pool of available vendors within the SB size standard.

SF 1449

51 In the SF 1449 Continuation sheet under Extension of

Services, "specific" Region, we are required to put each cost per sq/ft into the continuation sheet, however, there is only one space provided. Please provide direction on how the offeror should show each facilities sq/ft cost.

SF 1449 Continuation Sheet An amendment will be forthcoming to clarify that offerors should take the value of the 6-month extension pricing from each MTF to sum the total price at the regional level in the SF1449.

SF 1449

52 In the SF 1449 Continuation sheet, each region shows a wage adjustment section. Due to old CBA's, we are unsure of future wage increases. Please advise is these are placeholders for future wage increases.

SF 1449 Continuation Sheet See page 450, Instructions for Volume III, Price

Factor 3, Paragraph 2.

53 How can a small business bid on a entire region, and stay a small business?

More than likely, the SB will graduate upon completion of the contract; however, that's typical for any large contract. What is important is that they are a certified SB at time of proposal and/or award. If a business is small at proposal time, then they are considered small on that contract, for the life of that contract.

SF 1449

54 Please define per Offeror? Does this mean the Prime

Contractor or any one partner of the Teaming

Arrangements?

See SF 1449, Addendum 52.212-1, General

Instructions, page 442, Para. 4.

SF 1449

55 Volume I Cross Reference Matrix, page 446 of

Instructions to Offeror. Please explain the governments expectation for the Cross Reference

Matrix. Is the government expecting a list of the contractors response to each of the PWS requirements referencing where they are found in

Volume I? If so, would the government consider excluding the matrix from the 15 page limit?

Page 446 The Government does not intend to stipulate how offerors format their proposals to address the

Government's technical evaluation criteria. An amendment will be forthcoming to increase the

15 technical proposal page limit to 20 pages.