Copy of RFQ Responses FTC-3900-21-CA-0001.pdf

Question # RFQ Page # RFQ Reference Question Government Response

1 N/A N/A

Is this a new requirement or if not, who is the incumbent contractor, contractor number, and award amount?

Incumbent contractor is C.A.S.E.S. International, GO, 2 N/A 11.2 Price Table

What is the estimated travel and can the government provide a fix price that covers the cost?

The estimated travel is 5 times per year.

3 N/A 11.2 Price Table What is the estimate hours for the attorney?

The attorney will be on an as-needed basis, 0 to 40 hours per/week.

4 N/A N/A

Are Ukrainian citizens proposed for this position, required to live in housing approved by the Embassy.

No.

5 Page 6

5.1.4 Senior Advisor

What does the government means by the "Ukrainian"

Lawyer"?

Reference Page 6 of 11.1 - OVERSEAS TECH ASSIST

SUPPORT SOW FINAL document "A senior Ukrainian lawyer who is familiar with Ukrainian competition legislation and practice and with principles of Ukrainian legislative drafting. The lawyer must be free of any conflicts of interest with the AMCU and must be approved by the FTC. If a need for a senior advisor arises, the FTC will make a formal request to the contractor in email."

6 N/A N/A Does the lawyer need to be based in Ukraine? Yes.

7 N/A 11.2 Price Table

The pricing table requests a NTE amount. The level of effort required from the Senior Advisor, however, is to be determined.

Shall I simply include an hourly rate for the labor category with a ceiling number of hours based on our interpretation of the expected level of effort?

Yes. The vendor should provide their proposed level of effort based on their interpretation of the requirement.

8 N/A N/A

Also, can you share any historical information on the number of hours provided per role in the past?

Historically, 40 hours per week. Reference question #3 for attorney role.

9 Page 8 6.1.3

According to para. 6.1.3 (Senior Advisor) of

Statement of Work, the senior advisor must not have any conflicts of interest with the AMCU, e.g., must not be currently practicing before the AMCU and must not have any current arrangements that would lead to such practice.

To this end, could you please clarify whether representing private clients regarding obtaining the

AMCU's clearance decisions for mergers / concerted practices, representing such clients in the investigations/cases (e.g., cartels, abuse of dominance, unfair competition) held by the AMCU, or acting on behalf of such clients regarding appealing the AMCU's decisions in courts, etc. shall be treated as a conflict of interest provided for in para. 6.1.3?

Yes.

RFQ FTC-3900-21-CA-0001 Government's Resposes to Questions