SOLICITATION_QA_POSTING_100112(2).pdf

HOUSING INSPECTION SERVICES

Questions and Responses

Solicitation HSFE80‐12‐R‐0033

1 FEMA – Q/A Solicitation HSFE80‐12‐R‐0033 – 10/01/2012 (2) POSTING

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RFP Reference Question

1 Attachment 17 Operations Cost Model

Within the excel file provided Attachment_17_Operations_Costs_Model_LIVE.xlsx, there are a few sheet names that have “CPFF” in the name. Please provide clarification as to the meaning of CPFF? Does this mean Cost Plus Fixed Fee and if so, what specifically does it apply to?

Response: Yes, CPFF does mean Cost Plus Fixed Fee. However it will be removed and does not apply to anything within the CLIN Structure.

2 FAR 52.216-11

Cost Contract - No Fee

Management, performance, training and quality requirements in the RFP necessitate a high degree of professional and managerial skill by the contractor. We believe these requirements warrant consideration of additional profit opportunity, particularly for recurring Operations.

Not allowing fee on any of the cost reimbursable CLINS may force contractors to seek all fees via the fixed inspection and technical assistance rates and therefore may unnecessarily inflate those rates in order to compensate for risk related to the Operational CLIN. The result could be a skewed allocation of cost. In effort to better allocate cost, would FEMA consider allowing fixed fee, or offering an award or incentive fee opportunity on recurring and disaster specific Operations CLINs?

Response: FEMA will not consider allowing fixed fee on recurring and disaster specific Operations CLINs.

3 RFP Section H.1 RFP Section H.1 sets forth the requirement to submit a subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR 19.704, and states "the goals will be applied to the total subcontracted value of the contract".

The example provided demonstrates calculations for the assumption of $3,000,000 being subcontracted. The 45% requirement for overall Small Business under this assumption translates to a dollar value of $1,350,000.

However, when the example in H.1 breaks out the socio-economic groups of Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned and HUBZone, the dollar values shown are a percentage of the Small Business dollars ($1,350,000) rather than Subcontracted dollars ($3,000,000). For example, the Small Disadvantaged requirement is 5%. The calculation for 5% of the Subcontracted Value (the requirement specified in paragraph one) is $150,000. The example shows Small Disadvantaged requirement is $67,500, which is 5% of the total Small Business.

Please clarify if it is the intent to measure participation for the socio-economic subcategories as a percentage of Small Business dollars rather than Subcontracted dollars.

Response: The intent is to measure participation for the socio-economic subcategories as a percentage of total planned subcontracting dollars in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 -- Small Business Subcontracting Plan