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| Question Number | Document | Section | Section Title | Question | Answer |
| 1 | Whether companies from Outside USA can apply for this? (like, from India or Canada) | The following elements in Section C.3.XXI (Contractor Work Performed Outside the United States and Its Territories) of the solicitation shall be provided for review and evaluation. | |||
| 2 | Whether we need to come over there for meetings? | Yes, in person meetings will be required. Please refer to Attachment D.7, which indicates on page 6: In some cases, contractors may need to be present at HHS facilities for in-person meetings [e.g. twice a period of performance to: 1) present campaign strategy and recommendations and 2) present campaign results]. Please also see the summary under Attachment D.7/Project Deliverable #7 on page 12, “Regular Meetings with CMS.” | |||
| 3 | Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP) outside USA? (like, from India or Canada) | See Question and Answer 1. | |||
| 4 | Can we submit the proposals via email? | The Offeror shall include two (2) Flash Drives. Email and hard copies will not be accepted. | |||
| 5 | Is it OK to only respond to sections of the solicitation that I know my company can provide services to? Or does any business responding need to be able to proivde all services in the SOW? | Offerors are required to respond to all sections of the solicitation. | |||
| 6 | Is there any part of this solicitation that is small business or woman-owned small business set-aside? | No, this is a full and open competition. | |||
| 7 | Would CMS consider a WOSB sole source award under FAR 19.1506? | See Question and Answer 6. | |||
| 8 | Would CMS consider extending the proposal due date of December 6 by at least two weeks in order to allow for time to put together a comprehensive response that meets all of CMS’s requirements. | At this time CMS will not be extending the proposal due date. | |||
| 9 | Solicitation | E.2, VII, 1, A | Go/No-Go Requirement | Would CMS allow the prime contractor and its proposed subcontractors to collectively fulfill the three key criterion that make up the Go/No-Go requirement, and if not, would CMS please provide information as to why? These criterion seem particularly restrictive and allowing a proposed team to meet them would likely benefit the Government through increased competition | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 10 | For the purpose of this proposal, do you expect a small business to establish a partnership with a larger firm, or can they submit an individual proposal, and partner with a large firm on the IDIQ roster if required for a specific project? | This is a full and open competition. It is up to the Offeror on the type of business arrangement they propose for this solicitation. | |||
| 11 | RFP_75FCMC18R0006_Final 10-26-2017 | VII. Technical Proposal 1, pgs 79, Subparagraph G. | Small Business Subcontracting Plan and Utilization | Please confirm if a small business qualifies in more than one category, then they qualify and meet the requirement for both categories. | Yes, a small business that qualifies in more than one category as stated in Section E.2.VII.G of the solicitation will be deemed to meet the requirements of both categories. |
| 12 | RFP_75FCMC18R0006_Final 10-26-2017 | VII. 1A, p 73 | Go/No-Go Requirement | There are three criterion listed. Does the third requirement - experience communicating to all of the following audience using at least 2 tactical vehicles per campaign - need to be within the national campaigns cited in bullet 1? Or are these two bullets independent and we can address bullet 3 with other campaigns that are not necessarily large scale by CMS's description. | The requirements listed in bullet 1 and bullet 3 can be independent, so long as the Offeror demonstrates all of the necessary experience CMS is requesting under Section E.2.VII.1.A of the solicitation. |
| 13 | 75FCMC18R0006_Cover Letter | Page 1 | Due Date | Given the size and complexity of the response, would the government consider extending this proposal to December 20th? | See Question and Answer 8. |
| 14 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2.VII.1.A. | Technical Proposal – Go/No-Go Requirement | In reference to the $40M media buy, for how long should the offeror have the open line of credit before receiving funding from the Government? | Please see Section C.3.XI and C.3.XII of the solicitation regarding the processing time of invoices/vouchers. |
| 15 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2.VII.1.A. | Technical Proposal – Go/No-Go Requirement | Can CMS please clarify what the phrases “industry requirement” and “rules of government accounting” imply with regards to having a line of credit of $40M? | CMS pays invoices based on the actual media buy and not insertion orders. Offerors will need to factor this timing into advertising planning and execution – and be able to fund a media buy up to $40M prior to receiving funding from CMS. Please see Question and Answer 14 for invoice processing time. Also, see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 16 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2.VII.1.A. | Technical Proposal – Go/No-Go Requirement | The Go/No-go requirement indicates, *THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST ALL BE MET BY THE PRIME CONTRACTOR. If an offeror has an “affiliate company” that has prior direct experience, is that acceptable so long as this affiliate company is part of the Prime corporate organization? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 17 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII | Business Proposal Instructions | Should offerors propose escalation at the IDIQ level to provide escalation for the full IDIQ term (7 years) in addition to the escalation for the Task Order term (3 years)? | The Offeror shall provide T&M labor rates for the IDIQ and the Medicare Open Enrollment Public Education and Outreach Task Order. If labor rates are escalated, the Offeror shall provide their proposed escalation rate utilized in determining the labor projections and provide rationale for the proposed escalation rate. Attachment D.10 and Section B.7 and E.2.VIII.g of the solicitaiton has been revised. |
| 18 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII | Business Proposal Instructions | Please clarify if an offeror is to propose IDIQ level labor categories and hourly rates, as well as how this information should be submitted. | Attachment D.10 has been revised to include a tab for the IDIQ labor rates. Also, see Question and Answer 17. |
| 19 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII | Business Proposal Instructions | Does the government intend for offerors to include a list of labor categories (with rates) at the IDIQ-level for use in subsequent task order competitions. If so, how will the Government evaluate the rates? | See Question and Answer 17 and 18. As stated in Section E.3.IV of the solicitaiton the Government will perform a price analysis. |
| 20 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII. g) | Business Proposal Instructions - Breakdown of Proposed Costs, Indirect Costs/Markups | In accordance with our standard company accounting practice, may we provide two different indirect cost markup rates? | As stated in Section E.2.VIII of the solicitation, in accordance with FAR 52.212-4, Alternate I (i)(1)(ii)(D)(2) indirect costs will be reimbursed on a pro-rata basis over the period of contract performance at a fixed price. |
Calculations of the indirect cost/markup shall be based on the Offerors standard commercial practice. Therefore, the Offeror may provide two different markups if they are based on their commercial practice.
| 21 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII. g) | Business Proposal Instructions – Breakdown of Proposed Costs, Indirect Costs/Markups | Would the Government consider removing FAR 52.212-4 Alternate I from this solicitation, due the significant media purchase requirement? | As required under FAR 12.301, FAR 52.212-4, Alternate I, must be included due to time and materials task orders being contemplated. |
| 22 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII. g) | Business Proposal Instructions – Breakdown of Proposed Costs, Indirect Costs/Markups | To ensure all offerors have the same data, please provide the specific Global Insight forecasting information the Government intends to use to analyze offeror proposed labor escalation rates. | Global Insights is a paid service; therefore, CMS will not be providing it. Section E.2.VIII.g of the solicitation has been revised. |
| 23 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII. h) | Business Proposal Instructions - Commerciality Support | Can the Government clarify how an offeror is to substantiate pricing if an offeror does not have an established catalog price; what alternate information should an offeror include? Historical information on prices of like type services sold commercially? Is this information necessary given that the Government has already determined the RFP is for commercial services? | If catalog prices are not available, the Offeror shall provide pricing based on commercial market pricing for similar services. This information is necessary in order for the Government to perform a price analysis as stated in Section E.3.IV of the solicitation. |
| 24 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII. i) | Business Proposal Instructions - Subcontractor Proposal(s) | Subcontractor proposals may contain proprietary information that the subcontractor may not wish to share with the prime. In those cases, may subcontractors submit their detailed business proposals directly to the Government in a sealed package? | Subcontractors may submit their business proposal under separate cover. The prime contractor is responsible for tracking the submissions of any proposed subcontracts in the event that the subcontractors find a need to submit business information under separate cover. It is the responsibility of the prime contractor to ensure timely submission of separate subcontractor proposals. See Section E.2.V of the solicitation. |
| 25 | NEC 75FCMC18R0006 | E3. VIII.i) 1.B) | Business Proposal Instructions – Subcontractor Proposal(s) | The solicitation states: Section E.4 Representations and Certifications (Subcontractors shall also include a copy of their Representations and Certifications from the ORCA website). Is the intended reference to ORCA meant to refer to SAM.gov? | Yes, the intended reference to ORCA was meant to be SAM.gov. Section E.2.VIII.i).1.B of the solicitation has been revised. |
| 26 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2. VIII. n) | Business Proposal Instructions – Key Personnel Table | Would the government provide the table referenced in this section: Section C.3.VIII – HHSAR 352.237-75? | Section C.3.VIII of the solicitation has been revised to include a sample key personnel chart. |
| 27 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.3. IV. | Business Proposal Evaluation Criteria | To ensure a consistent IDIQ-level evaluation of offerors pricing, would the government consider providing an evaluation quantity that all bidders are to utilize that is to be used in the Government price analysis of the IDIQ proposals? | See Question and Answer 17, 18, and 19. |
| 28 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.3. IV. | Business Proposal Evaluation Criteria | To ensure a consistent IDIQ-level evaluation, would the government consider providing additional information or standards around how they intend to evaluate the IDIQ business volume? | See Question and Answer 17, 18, 19 and 27. |
| 29 | National Education Campaign and Outreach (NEC) 75FCMC18R0006 | VII. Technical Proposal 1. IDIQ Written Technical Proposal Instructions (Volume I) A. Go/No-Go Requirement | Go/No-Go Requirement | The RFP requires "A letter from an established banking institution confirming the Offeror's financial capability and ability to finance $40 million prior to receiving funding from the Government." In the case where a prime offeror is owned by a parent company, would a letter of financial capability and ability from the parent company rather than from a banking insstituion suffice for this requirement? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 30 | National Education Campaign and Outreach (NEC) 75FCMC18R0006 | VII. Technical Proposal 1. IDIQ Written Technical Proposal Instructions (Volume I) A. Go/No-Go Requirement | Go/No-Go Requirement | FAR 52.232-12 allows for a letter of credit to be established for a contractor to draw against for large purchases. In lieu of asking the contractor to front large quantities of paid media buys, will CMS consider this approach used by other agencies? | FAR 52.232-12 is not applicable to commercial contracts; therefore, this clause was not included in the solicitation. CMS will not be providing advance payments. |
| 31 | National Education Campaign and Outreach (NEC) 75FCMC18R0006 | E.2.I Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) | Procurement Timeline | Would CMS consider an extension given the Thanksgiving holiday? | See Question and Answer 8 and 13. |
| 32 | SF 1449 75FCMC18R0006 | Block 10 | N/A | Block 10 of SF 1449 indicates that this acquisition is "UNRESTRICTED." Block 10 also says the "size standard" for the procurement is "$15.0." Is the procurement subject to full and open competition? If the procurement is subject to full and open competition, how will the "$15.0" size standard factor into CMS's evaluation of proposals? Will this size standard be used to evaluate the eligibility of concerns included in offerors' response to the RFP's Small Business Subcontracting Plan and Utilization requirements? Will the size standard be used to evaluate any other element(s) of offerors' proposals? | Yes, this is a full and open competition. In accordance with Section E.1 of the solicitation, the NAICS and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the SF1449. SAM.gov will be reviewed for each Offeror to determine their business size for the applicable NAICS referenced for this solicitation. As stated in Section E.3.III.G of the solicitation, small business Offerors will be considered to provide highly meaningful participation for this factor. |
| 33 | SF 1449 75FCMC18R0007 | Block 10 | N/A | Block 10 of SF 1449 indicates that the "size standard" for the procurement is "$15.0." Is this intended to establish a size standard of $15 million? If not, what is the size standard in dollar terms? In any case, how will CMS calculate this size standard (i.e., in accordance with the applicable calculation(s) for NAICS 541810)? | Yes, the size standard applicable to 541810 is $15million. Also, see Question and Answer 32. |
| 34 | Solicitation 75FCMC18R0008 | E.2 | ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS | The solicitation requires offerors to submit "[a] letter from an established banking institution confirming the Offeror's financial capability and ability to finance $40 million dollars prior to receiving funding from the Government." Will a letter from an established banking institution confirming that an offeror has access to a line of credit (or similar financing mechanism) in excess of $40 million satisfy this requirement? If such a letter will not suffice, what type of information must the letter contain for CMS to conclude that an offeror has the "financial capability and ability to finance $40 million dollars prior to receiving funding from the Government?" | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 35 | Solicitation 75FCMC18R0006 | E.2, E.3 | ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS | In a few places, the solicitation indicates that the successful offeror(s) must "demonstrate the ability to finance a $40 million media buy for a single campaign prior to receiving funding from the Government due to industry requirements and rules of government accounting." What specific "industry requirements and rules of government accounting" is CMS referring to? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 36 | Solicitation 75FCMC18R0007 | E.2, E.3 | ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS | In a few places, the solicitation indicates that the successful offeror(s) must "demonstrate the ability to finance a $40 million media buy for a single campaign prior to receiving funding from the Government due to industry requirements and rules of government accounting." If a contractor incurs costs for a media buy during a particular month, and the contractor includes all or a portion of such costs in its next invoice, will CMS pay for the media buy in accordance with the payment schedule established in the contract (i.e., within 30 days of the submission of a proper invoice)? If not, when can the contractor(s) expect payment for the costs of executing media buys? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. Also, see Question and Answer 14 and 15. |
| 37 | Solicitation 75FCMC18R0008 | E.2 | ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS | Of the total dollars subcontracted, 33 percent should go to small businesses. 19 percent of that falls under more specific categories. Is the remaining 14 percent recommended for general small businesses subcontracting? | Please refer to the Instructions contained in Attachment D.6. |
| 38 | 75FCMC18R0006 | Section E, VII. 1. A. | Section E- Solicitation Provisions, VII Technical Proposal. 1 IDIQ WRITTEN TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS (VOLUME 1). A. Go/No-Go Requirment | If the offeror has a demonstarted history of executing significanlty larger media buys is a letter from an established banking institution confirming the Offeror’s financial capability and ability to finance $40 million dollars prior to receiving funding from the Government? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 39 | 75FCMC18R0006 | Section E, VII. 1. A. | Section E- Solicitation Provisions, VII Technical Proposal. 1 IDIQ WRITTEN TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS (VOLUME 1). A. Go/No-Go Requirment | Can you clarify what the distinction is between capability and ability in refence to the statement "the Offeror’s financial capability and ability to finance $40 million dollars"? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 40 | 75FCMC18R0006 | Section E, VII. 1. A. | Section E- Solicitation Provisions, VII Technical Proposal. 1 IDIQ WRITTEN TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS (VOLUME 1). A. Go/No-Go Requirment | If a subcontractor rather then the prime offeror is leading the proposed media buying and planning aspects, can the letter from an established banking institution confirming the subcontractor's, as opposed to the prime contractor's, financial capability and ability to finance $40 million dollars prior to receiving funding from the Government? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Normally an IDIQ requires us to submit a rate card – There is no instructions or spreadsheets that would require us to do so. Can the government share these instructions if it is required? | CMS is not completely sure that the question is clear and what is being referred to with a rate card. If the rate card is in reference to the Business Proposal see Section E.2.VIII of the solicitation. |
| 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | The government included a task order SOW for a Strategic Planning and Kick Off, but no instructions to price it. Is that intentional? | As stated in Section E.2.X of the solicitation, this is a firm fixed price (FFP) type task order with a not-to-exceed reimbursable travel line item. The Offeror shall submit a business proposal that includes travel and a firm fixed pricing schedule baesd on key milestones/deliverables set forth in the Statement of Work. |
| 43 | 75FCMC18R0006 | VIII. BUSINESS PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS (VOLUME III) | Breakdown of Proposed Costs: (p. 87) | Can the Government provide the name of the report that they are looking at to evaluate reasonableness of our escalations rates? Or can the Government share the projections from that report? | See Question and Answer 22. |
| 44 | 75FCMC18R0006 | VIII. BUSINESS PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS (VOLUME III) | Breakdown of Proposed Costs: (p. 87) | Would the Government consider using alternative data such as published inflation rate forecasts or BLS Employment Cost Index | See Question and Answer 22 and 43. |
| 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | The RFP delineates certain labor categories. Are we restricted to those categories, or can we add additional categories consistent with our standard industry categories | The labor categories provided in Attachment D.10 Sample Pricing Schedule are only sample labor categories. As stated in Section E.2.VII.g of the solicitation the Offeror shall propose T&M labor rates based on the Offeror's commercial practice. |
| 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Given the extend of this bid, we would like to request a 2-week extension if that is amenable to the government. | See Quesetion and Answer 8, 13 and 31. |
| 47 | SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS | NA | NA; Page 1 | Item 10 indicates that the NAICS code for this acquisition is 541810, the ad agency code. May contractors with the 541820 PR code bid as primes? | NAICS 541810 has been determined to be appropriate based on the majority of the work; therefore, the Prime Contractor must have the 541810 NAICS. Also, as stated in E.4-FAR 52.212-3(b)(2), "After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation." |
| 48 | National Education Campaign & Outreach (NEC) - 75FCMC18R0006 | VII. Technical Proposal -Section 1A | Proposal Instructions - Go/No-Go Requirement | Please verify that the letter from a banking establishment doesn’t count against the 5-page limit for the Go/No-Go Requirement. | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. |
| 49 | National Education Campaign & Outreach (NEC) - 75FCMC18R0006 | VII. Technical Proposal -Section 1A | Proposal Instructions - Go/No-Go Requirement | Instructions specify that bidders should demonstrate experience with national campaigns for at least 50 million people, including campaigns for health care providers. May bidders include national health care provider campaigns for fewer than 50 million people, given that the universe of US-based health care providers is smaller than 50 million? | The Offeror shall demonstrate its experience conducting national campaigns that reach at least 50 million people to satisfy the first of three key criteria. Of particular interest is the Offeror’s experience conducting consumer outreach and education campaigns. A national health care provider campaign that reaches fewer than 50 million people, but focuses on a specific target audience, may satisfy the third criteria so long as the Offeror can showcase that the tactics used are relevant to the requirements under the NEC IDIQ. |
| 50 | Attachment D.2 | NA | Given the complexity of the requirements of the Contractor Personal Conflicts of Interest Financial Disclosure Template, particularly for large businesses, can the government provide a sample or redacted response for this form to illustrate the level of information expected? | A sample of Attachment D.2 and D.3 are not available as these are unique for each Offeror. Attachment D.3 shall be submitted if the Offeror believes that a COI must be disclosed. Attachment D.2 should not be submitted as stated in the instruction on the attachment "This template is provided as a sample for the kind of information CMS has found to be vital for proper personal COI analysis" and "Personal Conflict of Interest Financial Disclosure information shall NOT BE submitted to CMS". See E.2.VIII.o of the solicitation. | |
| 51 | Attachment D.3 | NA | Given the complexity of the requirements of the Contractor Business Ethics, Conflict of Interest and Compliance Program Requirements form, particularly for large businesses, can the government provide a sample or redacted response for this form to illustrate the level of information expected? | See Question and Answer 50. | |
| 52 | Attachments D.2 and D.3 | NA | Given the complexity of the requirements for Attachments D.2 and D.3, would the government consider granting a 30-day extension for submission of proposals, to ensure all prime and subcontractors can completely and accurately respond to these Attachments? | See Question and Answer 8, 13, 31 and 46. Also, see Question and Answer 50 and 51. | |
| 53 | When was the last time this type of RFP was awarded? | September 1, 2011. That IDIQ is set to expire August 31, 2018. | |||
| 54 | What type of companies or agencies are awarded? | Five large businesses were awarded an IDIQ in September 1, 2011. See Question and Answer 55. | |||
| 55 | What's the name of the last companies or agencies were awarded this type of RFP? | Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., Ketchum, Inc., Ogilvy, Porter Novelli and Weber Shandwick | |||
| 56 | Is there any flexibility with the Go/No-Go requirements? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. | |||
| 57 | Is there any flexibility with the $40 million media buy requirement? | Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. | |||
| 58 | How many companies are typically awarded? | As stated in Section E.10 of the solicitation, the Government estimates that four to six awards will be made under this solicitation. This estimate in no way prohibits the Government from making either fewer or more awards than estimated based upon the offers received and a determination of the best interests of the Government. | |||
| 59 | Please confirm that this is a multiple-award contract and the government intends to award four to six contracts. | See Question and Answer 58. | |||
| 60 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2 , VII., 1.A. | ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS |
VII. Technical Proposal
| 1.A. Go/No-Go Requirement | Requirements state that contractor must have the ability to finance $40 million media buy for a single campaign. | |||
| Q: Is this amount for general purposes only, or do you expect each campaign to have a $40 million media budget? | CMS’s paid media needs vary by campaign, by campaign goals, length of contract, as well as by appropriated funds. Please see Section E.2.VII.1.A and Section E.3.III.1.A of the solicitation for revisions made to the Go/No-Go Requirement. | |||
| 61 | 75FCMC18R0006_FINAL 10-26-2017 | E.2 , VII., 1.A. | ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS |
VII. Technical Proposal
| 1.A. Go/No-Go Requirement | Q: How many campaigns do you anticipate per year? | The number of campaigns CMS executes per year varies. Typically there are at least five or more annual campaigns. | ||
| 62 | D.5 Past Performance Questionnaire | In lieu of the Past Performance Questionnaires, do you accept a current, D&B _OPEN RATINGS Past Performance Evaluation Report. | As stated in Section E.2.VII.1.F and E.2.VII.2.D of the solicitation, Offerors and proposed significant subcontractors shall obtain references from at least 3 of the relevant contracts listed above (3 each for the prime and each significant subcontractor). The Offeror shall utilize the attached Past Performance Questionnaire (See Attachment D.5). A joint venture having no past performance history itself may provide references based on the constituent companies. In addition, Offerors having no organizational past performance record may provide references for proposed “key personnel.” | |
| 63 | National Education Campaign & Outreach Contract (NEC) | Q: Can you disclose the name of the incumbunt contractor? | See Question and Answer 55. |
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