Questions and Answers for Amendment 0002.pdf

Administrative and Technical Support Services, GS-08P-11-JE-D-0006, Amendment 0002, Questions and Answers

1. Changes to the solicitation have been made on the following pages:

a. Schedule B: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32

b. Section C, D, E: 59, 94, 201, 202, 203, 204

c. Section E, Attachment A

d. Section E, Attachment B

e. Section E, Attachment C

2. Are the first five pages of the Past Performance Questionnaire to be sent to the point of contact and they completed sections 2 through 5?

Yes

3. Does the Program Manager, Contract Administrator and the Human Resource Manager correlate to the requirements as specified in D.16, Contract Administration?

Yes

4. On the Past Performance Questionnaire, who is to complete the first page, fields for entering name, company, role/position, etc…?

The individual completing the evaluation

5. The Schedule B identifies the Drafter/CAD Operator I – Part Time, as being “estimated number of positions 2”. However, because these are part time positions, how many hours are worked by each part time individual?

One part time individual works approximately. 24 hours per week One part time individual works approximately. 32 hours per week\

6. The instructions under Factor 1, Qualifications/Experience of Key Personnel provides a list of three key personnel. Are these positions required? Are they to be full time positions on the contract as is the contract program manager?

As stated in the solicitation, the three key personnel will be the Human Resource Manager, the Contract Administrator and the Contract Program Manager. Provided this information they are intricate to the requirements of the contract. The contract administrator and the human resource manager are not required to be full time, this is a performance based service contract.

7. If our company uses a PEO how should we address the requirement for submitting info on the Human Resources Manager?

Resumes and past performance for those people who perform the functions of a Human Resource Manager will be evaluated in accordance with the solicitation procedures.

8. Attachment B “Labor Category Descriptions” includes the description for a General Clerk

IV, yet neither the SF 1449 or Section E, Attachment A contain a line item for this labor category. Does the government require price information to be included on the SF 1449 and the Price Break Down Worksheet?

Attachment B reads “Procurement Technician (General Clerk IV)

9. Is a government provided questionnaire to be provided to the key personnel references?

“The offeror shall submit at a minimum (3) references each for the key personnel proposed. Each contractor is responsible for providing the questionnaires (provided by the Government) to their references to be completed in a timely manner to allow a completed questionnaire sent by each reference to reach this office by the time and date specified for receipt of information identified in the solicitation”.

10. Our company sent four past performance references for completion; we believe that all four have been sent on to you. Can we identify which two we would like to be evaluated in our proposal?

I will accept the first two that I received; the other two will not be evaluated.

11. Will the government take any other forms that shows and SDVOSB owner rating if they do not have the letter of eligibility?

No. Please refer to the requirements set forth in the solicitation.

12. In amendment 0001 it says that the government will only look at the primes past performance, is this true?

Yes.

13. If the government is only considering the primes past performance why is teaming necessary as the teams past performance will not be considered in the evaluation.

Teaming is not required.

14. The labor categories listed in the RFP are from a variety of service areas, are the offerors to have experience in every labor categories proposed to be considered?

The offeror will be evaluated in accordance with the solicitation and will be required to perform all items in accordance with the performance work statement.

15. Will points be deducted from the evaluations of companies not having experience in all the labor categories from the prime company’s perspective?

The offeror will be evaluated in accordance with the solicitation and will be required to perform all items in accordance with the performance work statement.

16. Can you provide the contract numbers which the services are currently provided through

Systems Development Corporation and Total Solutions, Inc?

Systems Development Corporation: GS-08P-06-JE-D-0048 Total Solutions Inc.: GS-08P-06-JE-D-3021

17. This is a multiple location project, but the schedule B allows us to only provide one labor rate per labor category. Since each location has it’s own prevailing WRD, should we then be allowed to provide a separate rate for each location per labor category?

Wages shall be provided ass required in Schedule B, Section E, Attachment A and all other requirements of the solicitation.

18. If the government determines that we only have one favorable past performance project, will we be rated favorably, or will we receive a neutral rating due to insufficient number of projects?

Past performance will be rated in accordance with E.2.13, Factor 2, Past Performance, E.3 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items.

19. Some of our key personnel have already sent the original questionnaire before it was amended through 0001. Will the government accept the original questionnaire?

Yes.

20. Please clarify the Letter of Eligibility issued from the Veterans Administration within the past 12 months declaring the Service Disabled Veteran Status.

This letter is the disability letter issued from the Veterans Administration indicating the offeror has a service related disability and the correlating percentage.

21. Will GSA consider removing the requirement for a Veterans Administration disability letter specifically dated within the last (12) months?

No

22. Has the clause 52.219-27 Notice of Total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small

Business Set Aside (May 2004) been removed?

No, it is in Section C, C.34 in the solicitation.

23. Can the government explain how they intend to use the past performance references for the key personnel?

Past performance will be rated in accordance with E.2.13, Factor 2, Past Performance, E.3 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items.

24. If an offeror is not certified (CVE) by the Veteran’s Administration will the proposal be forwarded to the SSEB for evaluation?

No.

25. If an offeror submitted a question that is already addressed in the solicitation, Amendment 0001, or is a business decision of the offeror the question is not addressed in this amendment.