Attachment 12 RFP Questions.pdf

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Attachment 12 – RFP Questions Template

Date:

May 3, 2023

Instructions:

All questions or requests for clarification related to this solicitation shall be submitted using this attachment. Questions submitted without using this attachment will not be given consideration. This form shall be submitted electronically to howard.yablon@fda.hhs.gov no later than April 21, 2023, 3:00 PM ET.

PLEASE NOTE: Offerors are instructed to enter only one (1) question per numbered table below and maintain the formatted numbering in the left (blue) cell when adding additional questions tables.

1 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: 5.II. – Volume II Factor 6: Past Performance Proposal

Question:

Can official CPARs be used in lieu of the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 10) as formal evaluation of government clients on our government contracts for Volume II?

Government Response Yes, CPARS can be used in lieu of the Past Performance Questionnaire

2 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: 1.3 Key Personnel and Staffing

Question:

For the Senior Computer Analyst, it states: "The individual shall have the required certification with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the field." Is there a specific required certification?

Government Response A certificate in Computer Science or a related field

3 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: 1.3 Key Personnel and Staffing

For the Application Programmer, it states: "The individual shall have the required certification with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the field." Is there a specific required certification?

A certificate in Computer Science or a related field mailto:howard.yablon@fda.hhs.govno

4 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: 1.3 Key Personnel and Staffing

For the Epidemiologist it states: Epidemiologist shall be a registered in any state with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the field. What is the state registration required?

Should this simply be a degree requirement instead?

A masters degree or higher should suffice

5 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: 5.III. – Volume III

Factor 7: Price Question:

The proposal has a requirement that "Offerors shall provide a separate breakdown of pricing for labor rates for all proposed labor categories, including wages, fringe benefits, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and/or profit." This contract is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 12. For contractors offering commercial products or commercial services as defined FAR 2.101, is this breakdown required if the offeror can, upon Contracting Officer request, provide documentation to substantiate fair and reasonable pricing? The government can determine fair and reasonable pricing by other means necessary pursuant to FAR 15.403-3.

Not needed

6 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: Part 8 – Instructions to the Offeror

Is FDA amendable to extending the submission deadline to Wednesday, May 10th to allow additional time after receiving FDA responses to Q&A?

Yes, will extend to May 17, 2023

7 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: C.3 Scope of Work

1.1. C3.1.c

Question:

In bullet C., Can the FDA clarify what they are looking for as a "Marketing Category". In the previous solicitation, the request was for "patient’s ailment treatment category".

Government Response Marketing Category is the same as the patient’s ailment treatment category

8 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: C5.7 Performance Evaluation Plan

Will FDA accept modified language to the turnaround time of third-party agreements, as the third parties completion of requested information for TPA's is outside of any contractor's control.

Government Response Yes, FDA will review and provide feedback on a modified language to the turnaround time of TPA proposed by the offeror

9 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: 4.4 Volume I Technical Proposal

Factor 5 Question:

How long does the FDA require the Trial Subscription access, and for how many evaluators? We recommend a two-week trial subscription.

Two-week trial subscription for up to 7 evaluators.

10 Solicitation Section/Subsection Number: Attachment 9 – Subcontracting Plan

This section says "[separate file attachment]" but the RFP did not provide a template, additional attachments, or other subcontract planning information. Please provide any required template attachments and accompanying instructions.

Government Response No subcontracting plan is required.

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