Questions_Answers_FPS3_RFP_23_Jan_2014.docx

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Questions and Answers FPS3 RFP

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Question: Section L.6.3.1.1 directs that the Offeror “Provide information IAW FAR Part 15, General Instructions, Table 2.” Please confirm if the reference to Table 2 is Table 15-2 in FAR Part 15. If this is the case, the General Instructions indicate that Table 15-2 is to be used for submitting Cost/Price Proposals when Certified Cost or Pricing Data are Required. Please verify that the exception to a requirement for “Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data per FAR 15.403-4” in the form of “Adequate Price Competition” is valid.

Concur. The reference to "FAR Part 15, General Instructions, Table 2" in Section L 6.3.1.1 is Table 15-2 in FAR Part 15. At this time, "Adequate Price Competition" is anticipated (reference Section L 6.2.5); therefore, offerors are not required to submit Certified Cost or Pricing Data. In the event that adequate price competition does not emerge in response to the solicitation, compliance with FAR Part 15 Table 15-2 will be required. It was intended that the General Instructions section of FAR Part 15 Table 15-2 be used as a guide in preparing a summary of the data other than certified cost or pricing data contained within your cost volume. Specific adherence to FAR Part 15, General Instructions, Table 15-2 is not required at this time.

The offeror shall send out Past and Present Performance Questionnaires to each of the Points of Contact (POCs) identified in their Past and Present Performance Volume, and provide evidence of transmission to those POCs if requested.

Question: Many Government clients will not complete past performance questionnaires for individual contracts. Would the government consider accepting CPARS as an alternative to the Questionnaire?

As described in Section M, the Past Performance rating will be assessed using information from the Offeror's Past Performance proposal volume, Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ), and information obtained from other sources. These other sources include CPARS evaluations. The PPQs are intended to provide additional information for evaluators to consider. In the case that a PPQ is not submitted for a specific Past Performance effort, the Government will evaluate information available from other sources.

Completion of blocks 12 through 16 and signature and date for blocks 17 and 18 of the SF 33. Signature by the offeror on the SF 33 constitutes an offer, which the Government may accept. The "original" copy should be clearly marked under separate cover and should be provided without any punched holes.

Question: Please clarify what is to be submitted “unbound” and under separate cover in Volume 5 – is it the SF33 document or the entire Conformed Solicitation as released in Amendment 01. If the entire solicitation, would the use of a binder clip be permitted to ensure the pages remain intact and in the proper order.

Just the SF33 should be submitted without any punched holes (you may use a plastic document protector).

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