Amend1_Attachment G_Question Submittal Form.xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- FDA-SOL-1234457
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This document contains a question submittal form related to a solicitation for evaluation services. The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products seeks a contractor to conduct evaluations of its public education campaigns, communication programs, and channels aimed at reducing tobacco use. Key requirements include process evaluations to assess implementation fidelity, outcome evaluations to measure changes in target audience knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, and accounting for the multiple factors influencing tobacco use behaviors. The solicitation requests rigorous scientific methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative approaches, to measure progress toward goals, identify opportunities for improvement, and assess long-term public health impact. Responses are due based on the standard solicitation timeline.
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| Amend2_Attachment J_SAMPLE Task Order SOW.docx | DOCX document | |
| Amend2_RFP_FDA-SOL-1234457.pdf | ||
| Amend2_Attachment K_Fact Sheet for FDA-SOL-1234457.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment D_IDIQ Pricing Worksheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment B_FAR Deviation 18-01 (Whistleblower Protection-Commercial).pdf | ||
| Attachment C_ Wage Determinations.pdf | ||
| RFP_FDA-SOL-1234457.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment E_Standard Form LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.pdf | ||
| Attachment G_Question Submittal Form.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment F_Labor Category Descriptions.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment H_Relevant Experience Form.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment I_PPQ.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment A_Campaign Evaluation Materials.pdf |
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| Attachment TBD - RFP Question Submittal Form; Solicitation No. TBD |
| Attachment G - RFP Question Submittal Form; Solicitation No. FDA-SOL-1234457 |
| Offerors must use this form to submit all questions in relation to Solicitation No. FDA-SOL-1234457 - CTP Campaign Evaluation |
| The Reference column contains drop-down menus from which the applicable section must be selected. The remaining sections are fill-in cells. | Description of Requirement/Statement of Work | |||||
| Proposal Instructions | ||||||
| Basis for Award and Evaluation Factors | ||||||
| Attachments | ||||||
| Terms and Conditions/Provisions/Clauses | ||||||
| Misc. | ||||||
| # | Reference | Section & Page #s | Question | Agency Response | ||
| Column1 | Column2 | Column3 | Column4 | Column5 | Column6 | |
| 1 | Description of Requirement/Statement of Work | 2.2, pp.6-9 | Can FDA please provide insights regarding the expected creative media buys and placement strategies that this IDIQ will evaluate? |
| The creative media buys will include TV, digital and social media buys. Some of the creative media buys that the contractor will be asked to evaluate will solely consist of digital and social media buys. Other creative media buys may have a regional digital focus. The specific media buys have not yet been determined. | ||||
| 2 | Description of Requirement/Statement of Work | 2.5, p.11 | Is there a Data Management Plan in place for either the existing contract or particular tasks? If so, will FDA share that with the successful contractor? | Yes, current evaluation task orders have a data management plan. More detailed information will be shared with the successful contractor. |
| 3 | Description of Requirement/Statement of Work | 2.5, p.14 | Is there a Transition-Out Plan for the existing contractor? | Yes. |
| 4 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, p.89 | Does each Relevant Experience Citation need to meet all the criteria listed under 10.3.4.2 or may we meet the requirements across the 3 required projects? | The relevant experience requirements may be met across the three required projects. |
| 5 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, p.88 | May the Management Plan, Transition Plan, and Quality Assurance Plans be provided as appendices? | No. |
| 6 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, p.88 | May Resumes be submitted as an appendix? | Resumes are not included in the page limitations, however, they must be part of Volume II - Technical Approach. |
| 7 | Description of Requirement/Statement of Work | 8.3, FAR 52.22-42, p.50 and FAR 52.2212-5. p/52 | Is it possible to exempt this work from SCLS under the premise that this is considered bona fide executive, administrative, professional labor that is generally exempt under SCLS? | No. |
| 8 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, p.88 and 10.3.5.1, p.89 | Can you confirm that the projects listed in Relevant Experience and Past Performance need to be the same 3 projects? | Yes. |
| 9 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.5.1, p.89 | For Past Performance, is it allowable to submit a CPARS review instead of a Past Performance Questionnare? | Yes. |
| 10 | Attachments | Attachment D and Attachment F | Offerors may have personnel with the expertise to perform the roles of the provided labor categories but may not have the exact education and/or experience qualifications listed. Please confirm if offerors may propose education and experience substitutions consistent with the offeror’s policies. | No, Offerors must meet labor categories as defined. |
| 11 | Attachments | Attachment D and Attachment F | There do not appear to be any labor categories set aside for staff such as editors, 508 compliance specialists, graphics designers, etc. Please confirm which labor category/categories offerors should place these personnel for evaluation purposes. | Offerors must align staff to the provided labor categories. |
| 12 | Attachments | Attachment D and Attachment F | Offerors may have a deep bench of personnel that may not fit in the provided FDA labor categories. Please confirm if offerors may propose additional, unevaluated labor categories that may be used on future task orders (e.g., different levels of digital/social media specialists, researchers, etc.). | No. |
| 13 | Attachments | Attachment D | Offerors may have negotiated indirect cost rate agreements (NICRAs) with established rates for their ODCs (e.g., G&A). Please confirm offerors will be able to propose these indirect costs on a per task order basis | No, the IDIQ pricing should be at the IDIQ level and indirects cost rates should be carried through at the same rate for each order. |
| 14 | Attachments | Attachment D | The FDA has a “Material Handling Fee (%)” indicated in Attachment D. Please clarify what this Material Handling Fee is and what offerors should provide. For example, is this fee supposed to be an offeror’s indirect cost rate(s) for ODCs? If so, please confirm if offerors may propose multiple rates consistent with their NICRA | Confirmed, when included as part of material costs, material handling costs shall include only costs clearly excluded from the labor-hour rate. Material handling costs may include all appropriate indirect costs allocated to direct materials in accordance with the contractor's usual accounting procedures consistent with FAR part 31. |
| 15 | Attachments | Attachment D | In Attachment D, the FDA indicates only one labor category – Administrative Assistant – is SCA applicable. Will this be the only rate the FDA considers SCA applicable for the life of the IDIQ? Should offerors propose SCA rates for categories they consider SCA that the FDA does not (e.g., Field Interviewer)? | No, the Offeror shall review the wage determination applicable for them, and make note of any labor categories they deem applicable that the government has not identified. |
| 16 | Attachments | Attachment C | Please confirm offerors should propose the Wage Determination for the location where the SCA applicable labor will be completed | Confirmed. |
| 17 | Attachments | Attachment F | The FDA has indicated specific labor categories for Key Personnel; however, personnel needs on future task orders may require the expertise of non-key personnel that fit these descriptions. Please confirm that offerors may use these categories for both key and non-key personnel on a per task order basis. | This determination will be made at the task order level. |
| 18 | Terms and Conditions/Provisions/Clauses | 10.3.4.2 Technical Factor 3, Page 88 & Section 7.3 Page 28 | Can FDA please confirm that the Contractor Personnel Security Clearance Standards and Residency Requirements do not apply to contractor personnel working offsite with no access to DHHS equipment/information? | Confirmed, if no requirement for badging is applicable. |
| 19 | Terms and Conditions/Provisions/Clauses | 7.10 Travel Requirements, Page 44 | The RFP states that any travel costs incurred by the Contractor within the Washington, DC-metropolitan area, shall be considered local travel and will not be reimbursed. Can FDA please confirm that this only applies to contractors that are based in the Washington DC-metropolitan area? | Confirmed. |
| 20 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, pg 89 | Will the government please remove the requirement for similar experiences to be $10 million in annual expenditures? | No. |
| 21 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, pg 88 | Will the government please remove the requirement for 2 of the 3 relevant experiences to come from the prime? | No. |
| 22 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, pg 89 | Can you clarify if the $10 million in annual expenditures for scope is the scope of the project being evaluated or the evaluation of the project? | The $10M is the scope for the evaluation of the project - the Evaluation Program contractor must be able to lead an Evaluation Program with annual expenditures in excess of $10M. |
| 23 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2 pg 89 | Would the government consider relevant experience that are not health related fields? | Yes |
| 24 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.5, 10.3.6, Pgs 89-90 | Both the Past Performance volume and the Business volume are labeled Volume III. Could the government please confirm that the Business volume is Volume IV? | Confirmed, the business volume is volume IV. |
| 25 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, pg 88 | We respectfully request that the government remove the resume requirements. | No. |
| 26 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, pg 88 | We respectfully request that the government remove the requirement for 2 of the 3 relevant experiences to come from the prime. Our team will consist of 3 members, and we would like to showcase each of our experiences. | No. |
| 27 | Proposal Instructions | 10.3.4.2, pg 89 | We respectfully request that the government remove the requirement for similar experiences to be $10 million in annual expenditures for scope. | No. |
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