Attachment_1.Amendment_0003.docx

RFP G14PS00135, Amendment 0003, Questions.Responses

87. Section F.6 Unscheduled Closures - Labor Hours, and F.7 Unscheduled Closures - Fixed Price, Page 27 Will the government clarify its intention with respect to payment of labor hours and fixed price costs resulting from unscheduled facility closures? Also, how will cost comparisons be made between companies with accounting systems that include these hours as indirect or fringe elements versus companies that intend to incur and invoice those costs directly?

Response: When awarded, each task order will identify contract type and will contain the applicable government unscheduled closure clause.

As proposed prices are to include both direct and indirect costs, the accounting for these hours as indirect or direct will be transparent to the government.

103. Attachment B4A Sample Task Order Midwest, Pages 2-3 With the implementation of FBMS and Concur, several tasks identified in this Task Order appear to include outmoded procedures. Are these still the work responsibilities of the administrative staff for which we should provide innovative approaches to performance?

The government does not believe there are outmoded procedures.

104. Attachment B4A Sample Task Order Midwest, Page 3 Task 6 indicates the Fiscal Year Close Outs should occur in March, June and September. Should there also be a closeout in December?

No December closeout

105. Attachment B5A Sample Task Order Contract 5, Pages 11-13 It appears the numbering of tasks does not correspond to the task numbers in the PWS. Will the government provide correction or clarification of numbering of Tasks 5, 6 and 7 in the QASP?

Revised Attachment B5A Sample TO.FORT is attached.

108. Attachment B6A NGTOC Sample Task Order Since we are providing labor rates and it is possible the rates will be different between Rolla, MO, Denver, CO, and Reston, VA, will the government provide information on the labor categories and the number of FTEs that have historically worked in each of those locations?

Revised Attachment B6A Sample TO.NGTOC is attached.

109. Attachment B6A NGTOC Sample Task Order, Section I.2 Applicable Documents; Attachment B6B NGTOC Sample Task Order, Section I.2 Applicable Documents; Attachment B6C NGTOC Sample Task Order, Section I.2 Applicable Documents, Page 1 of each These sample Task Orders reference two (2) Applicable Documents as attachments: "Information Technology Security Requirement Summaries" and "Section 508 Compliance documentation requirements." However, neither document is provided as an attachment to any of the task orders. Will the government provide these documents?

Information Technology Security Requirement Summaries, otherwise known as FISMA is addressed in C.16. These documents are not readily available and will be required upon issuance of task order. Section 508 Compliance is attached.

114. RFP Page 19, Section C.3.8 Please confirm which specific positions require PMP certification, e.g. Program Manager I, II, and/or III? Also, please verify whether any other management positions listed in the Labor Category tables require PMP, e.g. Research Manager I, II, and/or III?

Project Management Professional certification may be required on a case by case basis.