FHF-26-R-0032 Questions and Answers.xlsx
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- FHF-26-R-0032
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Federal Housing Finance Agency
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This is a Questions and Answers document addressing clarifications for solicitation FHF-26-R-0032, a legal services IDIQ contract issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). The Q&A addresses procedural and technical requirements across both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the proposal process.
Key clarifications include: subcontractors need not be identified at proposal submission and may be added during performance; the Legal Experience Factor evaluation focuses only on jurisdictions relevant to the stated requirements, with no page limit adjustment permitted; FHFA will issue Advisory Down-Select notices within three weeks of proposal due date; Personnel Qualifications submissions are limited to six individuals actively engaged in performance, though offerors may assign one position to a contract program manager and include additional positions in Phase II pricing; Representations and Certifications and Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plans must be submitted during Phase II; there is no limitation on the number of task orders an awardee may receive per ordering period; task orders may include any combination of Tasks 3.1 through 3.9 and related activities; inclusion of subcontractors on the cover page does not automatically constitute approval, but if evaluated and incorporated into the contract, no separate approval is required; FHFA anticipates issuing the first fair opportunity task order within initial months following award; and current IDIQ holders may compete for additional anticipated IDIQ contracts during on-ramping or refresh processes. The document also confirms that Clause 6.213 was revised to remove the term "organizational" from references to conflict of interest provisions.
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| Attachment B Clauses and Provisions (A_1).docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment E Security Questionnaire.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment B Clauses and Provisions.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment F Solicitation Questions.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| FHF-26-R-0032.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment A PWS.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment C Pricing Worksheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment D Subcontracting Plan Template.docx | DOCX document |
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| # | Document Name (e.g., Attachment A Performance Work Statement, Combined Synopsis Solicitation, etc.) | Document Section (e.g., Section 3 of Attachment A Performance Work Statement, Evaluation and Selection Process Section of the Combined Synopsis Solicitation), etc.) | Question | Answer |
| 1 | Attachment B Clauses & Provisions | 6.213 Organizational Conflict of Interest (JUL 2012) (DEVIATION MAR 2026) | We suggest reference to “organizational conflict of interest” in the title of 6.213 Organizational Conflict of Interest (JUL 2012) (DEVIATION MAR 2026) and clauses 6.213(c)(1) and (2) be deleted to eliminate any ambiguity regarding relevant the scope of conflict of interests that would need to be identified. “Organizational conflict of interest” were deleted from RFP FHF-26-R-0004 for Litigation and Other Legal Advisory Services, issued 1/23/26 and which was cancelled and the remaining references may have been missed inadvertently. | Clause 6.213 has been revised to remove the term “organizational” from the clause title and from sections (c)(1) and (c)(2). |
| 2 | FHF-26-R-0032 | Phase 1 Cover Page, page 2 | Do all subcontractors, including small businesses, need to be known at time of proposal submission? | No. Additional subcontractors may be identified during the course of performance. Reference Section 6 of the Performance Work Statement for additional information. |
| 3 | FHF-26-R-0032 | Phase 1 Legal Experience Factor 1, page 3 | What does "internal operations" entail at item d? | Internal operations include the administrative and support activities that are distinct from the agency’s public-facing activities. |
| 4 | FHF-26-R-0032 | Phase 1 Legal Experience Factor 1, page 3 | Does the Agency want the Offerors to list every jurisdiction (state, federal, appeals, supreme court, USPTO, Bankruptcy Courts etc.) its attorneys are registered to practice in by practice area? If so, would the Agency please amend the solicitation to allow for two pages to cover both the brief summary of resources and jurisdictions? | FHFA is not requesting information for every jurisdiction. Offerors should identify only those jurisdictions relevant to and supportive of their responses to Factor 1, items a through k. The Agency will not adjust the page limitation. |
| 5 | FHF-26-R-0032 | Phase 1 Advisory Down-Select, page 4 | What is the Agency timeline for issuing Advisory Down-Select notices after proposal submission? | FHFA anticipates issuing the notices within three (3) weeks of the date offers are due. |
| 6 | FHF-26-R-0032 | Phase 2 Personnel Qualifications, page 4 | Given the scope of the Agency's requirement, will the Agency amend the solicitation to allow for up to eight VICE six individuals. Six individuals that must also include both associates and partners "proposed to actively work on matters under legal experience, items a through-k" and the requirements in the PWS does not seem to provide for a contract program manager or an individual to manage court operational and admin support. NOTE that PWS sec 20 Labor Categories and the Price Worksheet at Attachment C requires a minimum of eight individuals to provide services to the Agency. | The Personnel Qualifications submission is limited to no more than six personnel. This limitation is intended to focus the evaluation on those individuals who will be actively engaged in performing the work. Offerors may choose to assign one of the six positions to a contract program manager or another individual responsible for managing court operations and administrative support. |
Offerors may include additional positions in their pricing submission under Phase II, as applicable
| 7 | FHF-26-R-0032 | Reps and Certs, page 6 | How and when should Offerors submit reps and certs? | Offerors must submit their Representations and Certifications during Phase II in accordance with the Request for Proposal instructions. |
| 8 | FHF-26-R-0032 | Conflict of Interest, page 6 | If an Offeror has represented clients adverse to other Federal Agencies, what is the conflict waiver process for FHFA? | Offerors must submit a Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan during Phase II in accordance with the Request for Proposal instructions. Conflicts of interest will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and handled in accordance with applicable Rules of Professional Conduct or other relevant laws and regulations governing legal conflicts of interest. |
| 9 | FHF-26-R-0032 | Ordering Period, page 8 | What is the limitation on the number of task orders an awardee may receive in an ordering period? | There is no limitation on the number of awards per awardee in an ordering period. |
| 10 | PWS | Sec. 3 Tasks | Should an Offeror be prepared to have its Team perform on all of the tasks (3.1-3.9) for each individual task order? | No. Detailed information about the work to be performed will be provided in the scope for each individual Task Order. Task Orders may include any combination of Tasks 3.1 through 3.9, as well as related activities that fall within the scope of the IDIQ. |
| 11 | PWS | Sec. 6 Subcontracting | If an Offeror submits subcontractors on the cover page, is this an approval to subcontract upon award of the IDIQ or is separate approval required? | Including them on the cover page does not, by itself, constitute approval upon contract award. However, if they are included in other sections of the proposal (e.g., Personnel Qualifications and Price), evaluated as part of the award process, and incorporated into the resulting contract, no separate approval will be required. |
| 12 | PWS | Sec. 23 Ordering Procedures | When does the Agency anticipate issuing its first fair opportunity for task orders? | FHFA anticipates issuing the first fair opportunity Task Order within the initial months following award, as requirements are identified. |
| 13 | PWS | Sec. 25 On-Ramping and Refresh of IDIQ Holders | Can current IDIQ holders compete for additional IDIQ contracts anticipated under this section of the PWS? | Yes. Current IDIQ contract holders may compete for additional IDIQ contracts anticipated under this section of the PWS. For example, if a contractor is approaching the ceiling of its existing IDIQ contract, it may elect to compete for an additional IDIQ contract during an on-ramping or refresh process. |
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