Questions_and_Answers.pdf

Questions and Answers HSSCCG-15-R-00024

1. Question: From the Instructions to Offerors: “The Technical Volume shall be limited to 20 pages, inclusive of cover page and table of contents. If appendices or attachments are used, they shall be submitted separate from the Technical Volume and shall not exceed an additional 20 pages.” Does this ostensibly mean that there are 40 pages available for the technical volume over two documents or will the appendix be considered/evaluated differently than the main Tech volume? Alternatively is there content that is expected in the main Tech volume that will not be considered in the appendix? Answer: The technical volume shall contain the offeror’s technical proposal. If used, an offeror may provide attachments or appendices to their technical volume. The technical volume shall not exceed 20 pages. The attachments or appendices, if used, shall not exceed 20 pages.

2. Question: Will the Government be using the previously performed demonstrations as part of the evaluation for award or will offerors be required to re-demo? Answer: No

3. Question: Will teams that did not perform a demonstration previously be allowed to submit a final proposal? Answer: Yes

4. Question: In Amendment 4 of this solicitation, the period of performance was listed as 09/01/2015 to 08/31/2020. Considering the start date of the period of performance has passed, what start date should we assume for the purposes of this solicitation amendment? Answer: Date of Award – 09/29/2020

5. Question: Please confirm that referenced Appendices can be provided in Word and Question and Answer format. Answer: Yes

6. Question: The numbering in this section skips from 3.3.1.30 to 3.3.1.34. Please confirm that this is a typo. Answer: Sections omitted by government

7. Question: Attachment A, Section 3.2.2.26. Does USCIS have any requirements on the type of built in lock required? (I.e. combination, key, lock etc.) Answer: Combination Lock

8. Question: Appendix A, Section 4 and Section 6. Appendix F. Which delivery duration should be used (Section 4.0 - 6 months [24 weeks] or Appendix F – 26 weeks after contract award)? Answer: The intent behind both the SOW and the attachment was to identify a time frame for deployment. The 6-month time frame in the SOW did not take into account the actual number of weeks in the time period of October – March.